Vianne mauriac and isabelle rossignol are sisters who live in carriveau, france during world war ii. When the * take over the town, isabelle is dragged before a group of men who want her to join them as part of the french resistance. The men are the c...  Read More

Main character isabelle is a modern teenage cliche & is not interesting or likable. The characters are not really likable, and the history part did not feel believable. No real edge or believability to characters or storytelling.

The writing is so hackneyed there is a failure to connect to the rossignol sisters. Isabelle has no training beyond being stubborn, and yet becomes an instant savior.

The writing feels very repetitive and cliche. I object to writers whose books base their appeal solely on emotional manipulation of the reader.

The author seems to subscribe to the idea of the clean wehrmacht which is evidenced by the “kindly *” featured in this novel. The entire novel reads as a harlequin romance combined with generic wwii devices. The only color this author cares for is blu...  Read More

Even the "notes" in the back of the book reads like a high school student’s research paper bibliography. The author details all the r*apes and doesn’t even give even a hint at a * scene. I'm equal parts glad and disappointed that i borrowed this book ...  Read More