Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth WeinMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book made me weep.
I cried when we met Maddie and Jamie again, because I thought I lost them in ‘Code Name Valerie’.
I sobbed when Rose went to Ravensbrück, because I knew what lay in store there.
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I was in shock at the end.
Elizabeth Wein has the glorious ability to make characters come alive, make events in history become more alive than some statistics in a history book, and her writing and her characters’ struggles have the ability to make me weep. Which is a very rare thing to do.
I think my favourite character was either Anna or Róza. I loved Anna because she added another dimension to the story. It wasn’t just a one sided story about the Allies, Anna, a German prisoner, was affected too. Later on in the book she tells Rose about the mass rape in Germany after (and during) the end of the war, an event that I don’t usually find mentioned in historical fiction. I loved Róza because even though she was childish and had temper tantrums, if I was in Rose’s position, I would want a friend like Róza.
Despite the fact that I adore romance books, I am very pleased that both Elizabeth Wein’s books are not focused on it. It’s nice not to read about if the girl gets the boy, but rather about strong young women overcoming war.
So go on and read some Elizabeth Wein! *Tissues not included with this review.
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