Meghan (redwingsgal) reviewed on
An excellent read! How do you navigate a world in which heritage determines a happy ending from a tragedy? When everyone around you must make emotional and moral choices with widespread implications?
For the half-Jewish heroine, Cyrla, one of the safest ways to avoid persecution by the Nazis is by masquerading as the ideal Aryan woman in a maternity home for mostly unwed girls serving as broodmares in the Nazis' effort to raise the next generation of soldier.
A lot of the tale is tough to read. Death, danger, and violence are ever present in the background. Certain sections can be tough to read though they ultimately make sense.
Some reviewers object to Cyrla's extreme naivety as unbelievable. There's no question that she is rather oblivious, more interested in her latest crush than in the upheavals all around her. Despite moments of youthful stupidity and poor choices, she's ultimately a tough and compelling heroine despite--or maybe because of--her flaws.
For the half-Jewish heroine, Cyrla, one of the safest ways to avoid persecution by the Nazis is by masquerading as the ideal Aryan woman in a maternity home for mostly unwed girls serving as broodmares in the Nazis' effort to raise the next generation of soldier.
A lot of the tale is tough to read. Death, danger, and violence are ever present in the background. Certain sections can be tough to read though they ultimately make sense.
Some reviewers object to Cyrla's extreme naivety as unbelievable. There's no question that she is rather oblivious, more interested in her latest crush than in the upheavals all around her. Despite moments of youthful stupidity and poor choices, she's ultimately a tough and compelling heroine despite--or maybe because of--her flaws.
