Reviews

La hija olvidada by Armando Lucas Correa

akaneherself's review against another edition

1.0

i didnt understand anything that was happening in this book, i was honestly ashamed for a while to say i read it because i retained nothing. i come clean now.

alisieb's review against another edition

5.0

Sometimes historical fiction is a miss, not this novel! Absolutely love the journey Correa lets us join!

nancyt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The story focuses on Amanda Sternberg and the plight of her two daughters during WWII. After Amanda and her daughters are forced to leave Poland, there are no good choices for Amanda to ensure the survival of her daughters. Early on, she sends one daughter off to live with her brother in Cuba, and the rest of the story focuses on the survival of her younger daughter, who eventually ends up in the US.  I always enjoy historical fiction based on WWII and learn something new with each story. This was good, but not great.  3.5 stars

keanselmo's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

katielou72's review against another edition

4.0

Harrowing tale of a young girl’s experience of the war. Thought provoking and eye opening and definitely worth a read. Based on a true story.

idratherliveinbooks's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

teacheradb's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

bsalsburey's review against another edition

3.0

Just OK

Was not a page turner and got really slow in places. It was a sad ending that really didn’t tie things up.

challe232's review against another edition

4.0

The Daughter's Tale by Armando Lucas Correa is about a family of four in Germany. They do not leave fast enough and quick decisions need to be made.

This was a good novel. I felt for the characters throughout the entire book, however I did lose interest for the last quarter until the final ending came. There were a few too many characters and I kept wanting to know more about some of them. The ending brought everything together perfectly. I wanted to know just a little more about Elise as she grew older, to create more of a connection between the two timelines.

The MS St. Louis was eerily done. It was already covered in great detail in The German Girl, and I appreciated that there was no need to do so again. It helped continue the mystery because some things are better left unsaid.

3.5/5. Thank you to Atria Books and Netgalley for the advanced reading copy.

harrisonarachel's review against another edition

1.0

I didn’t really enjoy this book to be honest. It had moments that I thought were just really unrealistic. How the uncle said he would only take one girl, and it would be the youngest girl. And how Danielle was just mad about it and accepted it. There were aspects that I enjoyed, the historical accuracy was interesting. But I wouldn’t recommend this as a book to read for others.