By Kelly Bridgewater
Munich, 1938. Evelyn
Brand is an American foreign correspondent as determined to prove her worth in
a male-dominated profession as she is to expose the growing tyranny in Nazi
Germany. To do so, she must walk a thin line. If she offends the government, she
could be expelled from the country--or worse. If she fails to truthfully report
on major stories, she'll never be able to give a voice to the oppressed--and
wake up the folks back home.
In another part of the city, American graduate student Peter
Lang is working on his PhD in German. Disillusioned with the chaos in the world
due to the Great Depression, he is impressed with the prosperity and order of
German society. But when the brutality of the regime hits close, he discovers a
far better way to use his contacts within the Nazi party--to feed information
to the shrewd reporter he can't get off his mind.
This electric standalone novel from fan-favorite Sarah Sundin
puts you right at the intersection of pulse-pounding suspense and
heart-stopping romance.
My
Thoughts:
When
Twilight Breaks by Sarah Sundin's cover is one of my
favorite covers so far for 2021. I LOVE this cover. It is a delight for my eyes
and makes me want to dive into the story, which I truly did. Peter and Evelyn
were strong vocal American characters stuck in the war-torn Germany with
nothing to hold them back. They were trying to make a difference through
writing and their teaching of the German versus English language. While the
world around them changes and supports Hitler, they both realize the horrors of
what is happening, and try to expose the weakness and horrors of Germany. The
first half of the novel is getting to know these characters as they interact
with Germany as Americans who really serve no loyalty to Germany. The second
half is a predictable and overdone run for their lives story. This has happened
in a number of World War II novel. Where the author shows the characters on the
run from the horrors that are happening in Germany. They have to do whatever it
takes to survive, and they fall in love in the process. Not that I don't enjoy
Sundin's writing. Trust me. She is one of my favorite World War II writers, but
the second half has been done, so I knew exactly where the story was headed
before it arrived there. Sundin's writing and research is well done. Trust me.
This won't make me pick up another Sundin novel. I'll keep reading them.
Overall, Sarah Sundin crafted a World War II novel with action that has been
seen and written before, but fans of Sundin will still enjoy the novel. At
least, I did.
I received a complimentary copy of When Twilight
Breaks by Sarah Sundin by Revell Publishing, but the opinions stated are all my
own.
My
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Purchase When the Twilight Breaks
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