bookerbride's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Rape, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Grief, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Deportation, Colonisation, Sexual violence, War, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Murder and Antisemitism
Minor: Abortion
bookaholic_debbie's review against another edition
3.0
Hoewel het verhaal van de Poolse vluchtelinge Helena centraal staat, komen veel personages en plaatsen uit de Kwart-serie terug. Heel mooi om over die personen toch weer wat te lezen.
Wel voelde dit verhaal gehaaster dan ik van Sarah Lark gewend ben, dat vind ik jammer. Zo had ik graag meer gelezen over de zus van Helena, die toch een grote rol in het verhaal heeft!
Wel voelde dit verhaal gehaaster dan ik van Sarah Lark gewend ben, dat vind ik jammer. Zo had ik graag meer gelezen over de zus van Helena, die toch een grote rol in het verhaal heeft!
miiiiiiilla's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
_tabae's review against another edition
5.0
Wieder ein guter Sarah Lark Roman entgegen der relativ schlechten Meinungen. Mir hat die Stimmung an sich gefallen und fand es schön, dass der Roman an die Wolken-Trilogie anschließt, meiner persönlichen Favoriten-Reihe. Zwar zeigt sich auch hier wieder, dass man sich das Leben auch selbst schwer machen kann, insbesondere wenn man nicht mit den Menschen in seiner Umgebung redet und stattdessen einfach voreilige Schlüsse zieht. Aber trotzdem wieder eine schöne Geschichte!:)
cazic's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
tense
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? Yes
5.0
ragnhild's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
5.0
angelica_m's review against another edition
3.0
This is the second book I have read of this author and I like it but I feel like there are some parts that need more detailing and others where you are overwhelmed by the details. While I read I couldn’t help but wonder what happened between one scene and the other because there is no connection in some parts. I did enjoy it and was able to read it in almost one day, so I do recommend it.
constantine2020's review against another edition
3.0
Rating: 3.0/5.0
This was not a bad read. I have read many historical fiction books so my expectations are always high for this genre because it is my most favorite one. This is the first book I read for Sarah Lark. It follows the story of two Polish refugee sisters Helena and Luzyna.
Helena betrays her sister and takes up her identity to get out of the refugee camp and go to New Zealand for a better life. In her journey to NZ she will submit to a man who knew that she is not Luzyna and gets her pregnant. In New Zealand, she faces more challenges.
There are many historical facts the book. I feel it makes a good read for those who want to know more about refugee camps during the war. The reading was simple and the story was easy to grasp. I personally did not feel much about the characters. When I read a book I want to love loving a character or love hating it! Here nothing like that happened. I felt more effort could have been done by the author in making the characters more relatable.
I won this book by participating in a Goodreads giveaway and this is my honest and nonbiased review for it.
This was not a bad read. I have read many historical fiction books so my expectations are always high for this genre because it is my most favorite one. This is the first book I read for Sarah Lark. It follows the story of two Polish refugee sisters Helena and Luzyna.
Helena betrays her sister and takes up her identity to get out of the refugee camp and go to New Zealand for a better life. In her journey to NZ she will submit to a man who knew that she is not Luzyna and gets her pregnant. In New Zealand, she faces more challenges.
There are many historical facts the book. I feel it makes a good read for those who want to know more about refugee camps during the war. The reading was simple and the story was easy to grasp. I personally did not feel much about the characters. When I read a book I want to love loving a character or love hating it! Here nothing like that happened. I felt more effort could have been done by the author in making the characters more relatable.
I won this book by participating in a Goodreads giveaway and this is my honest and nonbiased review for it.
isolde8's review against another edition
4.0
Sarah Lark gaat in dit boek iets minder ver de geschiedenis in, maar we treffen wel oude bekenden in dit boek.