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Clara
is on page 95 of 440
this didn’t capture my attention immediately but now that the Nazis have successfully invaded France i am slowly getting into it!! i found Gaeten and Isabelle’s journey to be rushed and confusing - very reliant on the reader doing research on towns and events, plus their relationship seemed odd to me? but other than that the plot is interesting enough and pacing is good. feeling average so far though.
— Jul 21, 2026 07:01AM
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Clara
is on page 374 of 440
this is absolutely brutal. firstly, i am quite sad that captain beck died - i really enjoyed the storyline between him and vianne and their unlikely bond. these past 20 pages have been so sad. everyone is being abused and tortured and their poor dad!! i’ve grown to really like this book as the events have unfolded and characters have formed. its commentary on relationships, resistance and feminism is really moving
— Aug 01, 2026 09:33PM
Clara
is on page 270 of 440
i know i said she doesn’t write romance well but why Captain Beck and Vianne kinda…. 🤪🤪
on a more serious note the book is getting more tense and quite sad
— Jul 25, 2026 09:24PM
on a more serious note the book is getting more tense and quite sad
Clara
is on page 200 of 440
still not 100% convinced on this one! i think it’s interesting for sure but just not hooked or enamoured. i don’t like the way Hannah writes about romantic love; it doesn’t seem very genuine to me. both main characters are flawed in their own ways, but the same flaw is repeated over and over leading to both Vianne and Isabelle to be pretty one-dimensional to me rather than “human.”
— Jul 24, 2026 06:28AM