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Technically 3.5 stars, but I'm rounding down for this one.

I found this book very...uneven. The first half of the book was slow and dragged a little, but by the time I got to the second half of the book, I couldn't put it down as the Nazi regime gained ground and more and more bad things started happening. I enjoyed the characters in this book, and I loved reading a historical fiction about the buildup of the Nazi regime between WWI and WWII, since most books focus on the regime itself. The details and research were amazing, and I loved the bittersweet ending.

The first half of the book dwelled too much I think on Billy's childhood and traveling back and forth. Not that it wasn't important because it really made Billy into who he became as a young man, but I think it could have been condensed a bit, since it didn't pull me into the story as well as it could have. Ultimately, though, I thought this was a poignant and tragic romance story that reflected in a real way the turmoil of Germany post-WWI and leading into WWII. I would be interested in reading more books/fiction set during this time.