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So far, a very slow start and not particularly interesting, unlike Choi’s last book. Given this was the best seller that started her career and my disappointment with the ending on her second book, I’m quite nervous how this bodes for the remainder of this book

So far, I;m having warring bells that this is 'the sound of music' all over again minus the Naziism, political intrigue and escape scene. So much less than what I'd expect from Eloise Bridgerton so far. And especially disappointing given how much better Eloise's love interest/intrigue in the Netflix series is going. unfortunately, like the books on Anthony and Daphne, the books are flat compared to Netflix.

It feels strange to say a book like this is great given the subject matter. But it was beautifully written as well as informative. It felt like a known story but written about a part of history largely forgotten- what Soviet Russia did while the world turned their focus to Germany.

While the book itself has interesting moments, this is by far the worst book I've read in a while. I'm actually in shock that not only did someone make it into a series but that it wasn't cancelled after season one. I'm finishing this bc I bought it but it has been torture. I've been reading this book since February.