I enjoyed this book so much I found the characters very compelling and the story of their lives through out the time they were in Auschwitz very moving. I felt like the love story in this was very well done even though there were more important things through out the story than just the romance.

What would have made this story better for me was the pacing. This story was told over a three year period and I wish there would have been a little bit more elaboration of what was going on in the camp. I feel like some of the harshness of the concentration camp setting was just brushed over. I would have liked a little more grit.

What I loved about this story was the characters Lale was so compelling and I was rooting for him the whole entire story. I did really enjoy how the romance happened over time and how even though for Lale it was love at first sight it wasn't super instalovey.

I enjoyed this book and would look into more of this authors works.