As always, Ms Sundin does a brilliant job at conveying her characters in such a way that you are quickly invested in them, and fully immersed in their stories. You feel what they feel, and you silently hope for them and their success as you follow along.

Until the Leaves Fall In Paris was such a great look at early occupation in France, when the resistance was just beginning to form and gain its footing, before Americans were forced to leave for their safety. Most of what you read about France during the war takes place in mid 1942 going forward so this was nice to learn about. The escape when America joins the war was also heart wrenching and had me on the edge of my seat.

I loved how the story paints such a difficult picture of those who were spies for the resistance, but had to appear as if they were collaborators, essentially being shunned and despised even tho they were heroes, but not able to be honest and defend themselves. Ms Sundin does an excellent job at making you feel the pain an isolation thru Paul, and also the courage he instilled in Lucie’s confidence when she was plagued by her insecurities.

All in all, a very difficult book to put down and I thoroughly enjoyed it yet another of Ms Sundin’s books. It did not disappoint.

Thank you to Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.