A review by dreamerfreak
Citadel by Kate Mosse
4.0
It took me a while to read this book, not because it wasn't a great book (it was), but because this is such an intense and emotional read. I knew how it was going to end right from the start, which meant no matter how drawn into the story I was, I dreaded reaching the end. Kate Mosse takes the reader and plops her right into the shoes of the resistance fighters in WWII France.
Sandrine Vidal doesn't start off trying to save people or defeat the Nazis. She's just a normal girl in a small village living life under the occupation. But it's not easy to stay uninvolved when accidentally saving a man's life brings her to the attention of the wrong people. Sandrine just wants to do what's right, but things aren't black and white in a country full of compromises just to survive.
It's hard not to start to love all of these lives as we watch the Citadel reseau sacrifice happiness, safety, health, even family and friends, for a cause they can't not fight for: the freedom of their country and loved ones. Beloved Audric Baillard plays his part as well. Citadel has not only the support of other resistants, but also all of those in the past who have died to protect the same ideals.
Throughout the course of this book, I cried and grieved, but I also laughed and rejoiced. Though it takes place during a frightening and difficult time, it's uplifting to read about those with the courage to stand up for what they believed was right and to still carry on with their lives despite everything that threatens to go wrong.
It's not an easy read, no, but it's beautiful, romantic, suspenseful, and more. Citadel asks for your faith above all else.
[I received this book for free through First Reads and was not required to write a positive or any other type of review. All opinions stated herein are solely my own.]
Sandrine Vidal doesn't start off trying to save people or defeat the Nazis. She's just a normal girl in a small village living life under the occupation. But it's not easy to stay uninvolved when accidentally saving a man's life brings her to the attention of the wrong people. Sandrine just wants to do what's right, but things aren't black and white in a country full of compromises just to survive.
It's hard not to start to love all of these lives as we watch the Citadel reseau sacrifice happiness, safety, health, even family and friends, for a cause they can't not fight for: the freedom of their country and loved ones. Beloved Audric Baillard plays his part as well. Citadel has not only the support of other resistants, but also all of those in the past who have died to protect the same ideals.
Throughout the course of this book, I cried and grieved, but I also laughed and rejoiced. Though it takes place during a frightening and difficult time, it's uplifting to read about those with the courage to stand up for what they believed was right and to still carry on with their lives despite everything that threatens to go wrong.
It's not an easy read, no, but it's beautiful, romantic, suspenseful, and more. Citadel asks for your faith above all else.
[I received this book for free through First Reads and was not required to write a positive or any other type of review. All opinions stated herein are solely my own.]