Reviews

When The World Was Ours: A book about finding hope in the darkest of times by Liz Kessler

titanic's review against another edition

2.0

[2.5]

jarichan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

beecaelin's review

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

4.25

soph_naughton's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

mariagoodcat's review against another edition

challenging dark sad

4.5

mmllepoulain's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.25

denaiir's review against another edition

5.0

it was a great read from the beginning (4 to 4.5 stars), but the ending shattered my heart, it's 5-star.

lotte28_1d's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

mrsmishmash_reads's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

whitleybone's review against another edition

5.0

Finished the book in tears.

I loved how I got to see three different point of view during the time. One from someone who was in the suffering, one from someone who was helping make the suffering happen, and another from someone who was one of the lucky ones.

The friendship in this story was absolutely beautiful and I wanted to hug each of the children in this story. I am glad to have started such a story on Holocaust Remembrance day and I was able to learn more things about such a tragic time.

I recommend this book to all readers, young and old.