Reviews

The German Midwife by Mandy Robotham

karleighreads's review against another edition

3.0

I went into this with Kate Quinn on the brain and I shouldn't have. I probably would have enjoyed it more if I hadn't just finished two of Quinn's books. I found this very slow-paced and the ending so unfulfilling. It is great as a debut novel but I am not sure I would seek this author out again for historical books.

katielou72's review against another edition

5.0

I really enjoyed this book, it’s fiction, but based on history, so I feel like I’m learning something while also reading a good story. Anke, the main character is extremely likeable and I was rooting for her throughout the book. It’s the second book I’ve read by this author and I’m looking forward to reading more.

lottie1803's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

yedidah72's review against another edition

3.0

Interesting hypothesis on what would have happened had Eva Braun been pregnant

msap1180's review against another edition

5.0

Amazing

I just can’t even. This book is one of the BEST ones I’ve read in a LONG time. OMG it’s a MUST READ!!!!!

mariearoon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

manorclassics's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a really powerful story that drew me in until I was almost lost. I really liked Anke, the premise was great and the way things played out realistic, for the most part. Not sure I bought the romance but it was sweet. This was my second Mandy Robotham and I'm looking forward to reading more.

adrienne_reilly's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.5

ugnyte's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

lauracooleyjohnson's review against another edition

2.0

This book should have been good. It had an interesting premise: what if Adolf Hitler fathered a baby and we told the story from the midwife’s point of view? Sounds good right? Lots of history could be explored and tension to be built. But I thought it fell flat. It was like reading the outline of a story, or a draft script from a puppet show before the characters have depth or the dialogue is actually finalized. “Enter midwife who encounters dashingly handsome SS dude. My, he’s cute. Proceed to have discussion about the big bad Nazis so we can establish that SS dude is really not a bad man and then have plausible romantic sex scene.” Gah! Two things redeemed this from being a 1-star loser in my eyes: credible flashback scenes to life in the labor camps, and the depictions of labor and birth, including the strength of women shining through in horrendous circumstances.