A review by kylee901
Daughter of the Reich by Louise Fein

5.0

This story takes place in the 1930s in Germany. Hetty and her family move into a large beautiful home in Leipzig. Her father and her family are all in favor of Hitler. Hitler is all about making Germany the best country and for a positive outcome, they are all brainwashed. As time goes on Hetty is starting to see that this isn’t right with what Hitler is doing and she can’t understand why the Jews are being treated this way by the brown shirts. Property is being taken, families are being forced to get rid of their businesses if they are Jewish. If they want to leave the country they have to pay a “tax”. She knows very nice Jewish families, her brother’s best friend Walter being one of them. Walter saved her and isn’t all the bad things that the newspapers are saying about the Jewish.

Eventually Hetty has fallen for Walter and every time they meet in secret and risk being arrested. This young couple is going against all offs as they try to be together during this time where the world is pulling them apart and they could lose everything if caught together. This book is very different from other WWII books I have read. I couldn’t put this book down and will stick with me for the unforeseeable future.