Genre: Historical Fiction

Publisher: Avon Books UK

Format: Ebook from NetGalley

Pages: 400

Rating: 4 stars

Summary (Goodreads):

From the bestselling author of The German Midwife comes the heart-wrenching story of a country on the brink of war, a woman who puts herself in the line of fire, and a world about to be forever changed.

Berlin, 1938: It’s the height of summer, and Germany is on the brink of war. When fledgling reporter Georgie Young is posted to Berlin, alongside fellow Londoner Max Spender, she knows they are entering the eye of the storm.

Arriving to a city swathed in red flags and crawling with Nazis, Georgie feels helpless, witnessing innocent people being torn from their homes. As tensions rise, she realises she and Max have to act – even if it means putting their lives on the line.

But when she digs deeper, Georgie begins to uncover the unspeakable truth about Hitler’s Germany – and the pair are pulled into a world darker than she could ever have imagined…

My Review:

Thank you Netgalley and Avon Books for a copy of this book.
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The Berlin Girl is about a young woman who goes to Berlin right before the start of the Second World War as a reporter to report on what is going on in Nazi Germany. She sees a ton of different things and witnesses Nazi atrocities first hand, and has a wild experience. She witnesses the harsh living conditions, the anti-Semitism, and the corruption and violence of the Nazis.
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I really liked Georgie as a main character. She was witty and spunky and wanted to be taken seriously as a female journalist. Our other main character, Max, was also interesting in the sense that he did not take Georgie seriously at first, but then she proves him wrong and the two form an unlikely attachment.
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We also get to see the level of appeasement practiced by the other world powers towards Germany at the time before the war, and how other countries did not want to get involved in what was going on.
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While the ending was a bit abrupt, I thoroughly enjoyed the plot and the characters and recommend this book for historical fiction lovers.