Thursday, February 29, 2024

Embers in the London Sky // Book Review


 About the Book:

As the German army invades the Netherlands in 1940, Aleida van der Zee Martens escapes to London to wait out the Occupation. Separated from her three-year-old son, Theo, in the process, the young widow desperately searches for her little boy even as she works for an agency responsible for evacuating children to the countryside.

When German bombs set London ablaze, BBC radio correspondent Hugh Collingwood reports on the Blitz, eager to boost morale while walking the fine line between truth and censorship. But the Germans are not the only ones Londoners have to fear as a series of murders flame up amid the ashes.

The deaths hit close to home for Hugh, and Aleida needs his help to locate her missing son. As they work together, they grow closer and closer, both to each other and the answers they seek. But with bombs falling and continued killings, they may be running out of time.


My Review:
I’m honestly not sure how I feel about Embers in the London Sky…I was interested in the story in the beginning but after a bit I had a hard time staying interested. A little over halfway through the book I got reinvested and was curious where the story would go and what would happen involving the more mystery aspect of the storyline.
Aleida made me so frustrated at times though, especially at one point towards the end. I can’t say much due to spoilers but I did like Aleida’s character better in the first half of the book.
So overall I liked the book but it definitely was not a favorite.

**Thank you Revell for the book in exchange for my honest review