Publisher: Harlequin Trade Publishing, November 29th, 2022

Format: ebook

Pages: 416

Rating: 3/5 stars

Synopsis (from Goodreads):

From the bestselling author of The Flight Girls comes a story inspired by true events, about courageous women who risked everything for country, for family, and for each other.

Netherlands, 1940

As bombs fall across Europe, fourteen-year-old Lien Vinke fears that the reality of war is inescapable. Though she lives a quiet life with her mother and older sister, Elif, in their small town of Haarlem, they are no strangers to heartache, having recently suffered an immeasurable loss. And when the Nazis invade the Netherlands, joining the Dutch resistance with Elif offers just the atonement Lien craves.

Trained to shoot by their late father, the sisters are deadly wolves in sheep’s clothing. They soon find themselves entrenched in the underground movement, forging friendships with the other young recruits, and Lien even discovers a kindred spirit in a boy named Charlie. But in wartime, emotional attachments are a liability she can’t afford, especially when a deeply personal mission jeopardizes everything she holds dear–her friendships, her family, and her one shot at redemption.

My Review:

Thank you Harlequin Trade Publishing for the copy of this book.
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Read if you like: WW2 fiction
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The book follows Lien, a young girl who comes of age in the Netherlands during WW2 and gets wrapped up in the resistance movement.
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I enjoyed the subject matter of this book and the setting, but the book felt very slow-paced for a war novel, and I felt like some parts really dragged. I also struggled with the main character Lien and her character development, which is sad because I loved Salazar’s first novel, The Flight Girls, and it is one of my favourite books.