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popthebutterfly 's review for:
The Slow March of Light
by Heather B. Moore
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Disclaimer: I received this e-arc from the publisher. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: The Slow March of Light
Author: Heather B. Moore
Book Series:Standalone
Rating: 4/5
Recommended For...: historical fiction, biography, Berlin wall
Publication Date: September 7, 2021
Genre: Historical Fiction
Recommended Age: 16+ (violence, gore, romance, slight language)
Explanation of CWs: Romance is a slow burn. There is a war going on, so there’s violence and gore.
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Pages: 368
Synopsis: In the summer of 1961, a wall of barbed wire goes up quickly in the dead of night, officially dividing Berlin. Aware of the many whose families have been divided, Luisa joins a secret spy network, risking her life to help East Germans escape across the Berlin Wall and into the West.
Bob Inama, a soldier in the US Army, is stationed in West Germany. He’s glad to be fluent in German, especially after meeting Luisa Voigt at a church social. As they spend time together, they form a close connection. But when Bob receives classified orders to leave for undercover work immediately, he doesn’t get the chance to say goodbye.
With a fake identity, Bob’s special assignment is to be a spy embedded in East Germany, identifying possible targets for the US military. But Soviet and East German spies, the secret police, and Stasi informants are everywhere, and the danger of being caught and sent to a brutal East German prison lurks on every corner.
Review: For the most part I thought the book was well done. It had some good character development and world building. I liked the plot for the most part and it was really interesting to read about this time period that I hadn’t read previously.
However, I did feel like the book was more of a documentary/biography than a historical fiction. There was a lot of history, which I appreciate, but it was just not enough “not real fiction” with my history, which made me wonder why not just go ahead and do a full biography at that point.
Verdict: It was good, just a little strangely written.
Book: The Slow March of Light
Author: Heather B. Moore
Book Series:Standalone
Rating: 4/5
Recommended For...: historical fiction, biography, Berlin wall
Publication Date: September 7, 2021
Genre: Historical Fiction
Recommended Age: 16+ (violence, gore, romance, slight language)
Explanation of CWs: Romance is a slow burn. There is a war going on, so there’s violence and gore.
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Pages: 368
Synopsis: In the summer of 1961, a wall of barbed wire goes up quickly in the dead of night, officially dividing Berlin. Aware of the many whose families have been divided, Luisa joins a secret spy network, risking her life to help East Germans escape across the Berlin Wall and into the West.
Bob Inama, a soldier in the US Army, is stationed in West Germany. He’s glad to be fluent in German, especially after meeting Luisa Voigt at a church social. As they spend time together, they form a close connection. But when Bob receives classified orders to leave for undercover work immediately, he doesn’t get the chance to say goodbye.
With a fake identity, Bob’s special assignment is to be a spy embedded in East Germany, identifying possible targets for the US military. But Soviet and East German spies, the secret police, and Stasi informants are everywhere, and the danger of being caught and sent to a brutal East German prison lurks on every corner.
Review: For the most part I thought the book was well done. It had some good character development and world building. I liked the plot for the most part and it was really interesting to read about this time period that I hadn’t read previously.
However, I did feel like the book was more of a documentary/biography than a historical fiction. There was a lot of history, which I appreciate, but it was just not enough “not real fiction” with my history, which made me wonder why not just go ahead and do a full biography at that point.
Verdict: It was good, just a little strangely written.