The Nightingale in Baltimore County Public Library Summer Reading BCPL SRC

Feb 21, 2015 Andrea rated it it was amazing

Shelves: historical-fiction

This is the first of Hannah's books that I have ever read, and I am now a fan. I first picked up this book because I love all things Eiffel Towers. I enjoy historical fiction in the World War II era, and quickly fell into the book. Although the first half was a tad slow, it developed the characters and set the stage. By the last half, I read it for hours at a time and finished it in two settings.

This book was heartbreaking yet beautiful. The different perspectives really draw me into the story ...more

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Apr 01, 2015 Elena Varipatis rated it really liked it

I felt like the first half of the book was slow and a bit overwrought, but it got better toward the second half. Very difficult to read in places--emotionally gut-wrenching.

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Nov 13, 2018 Amanda rated it liked it

I enjoyed it, but Kristen has a formula with some of her books so it was easy to map out the plot, etc. However, she is excellent at character development and story telling.

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Feb 18, 2015 Regina rated it it was amazing

Shelves: historical-fiction, favorites

This book is so important in so many ways. It's the story of two sisters in German-occupied France during WWII, when survival, even for those not directly targeted, was an accomplishment in and of itself. But these women did more, so much more and although, "there were no parades for [women] when it was over, no medals or mentions in history books," this book is a tiny acknowledgment of "them" (page 436). One of my new favorites (even though it is so, so sad) and a must-read. ...more

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