In a genre that is saturated with WWII stories, The Paris Orphan really stands out.

Jessica May is a photojournalist for Vogue trying to gain access to the stories that are only being given to male correspondents. Along the way, she meets Victorine, a small girl who lost her parents in the French invasion. In 2005, Victorine's daughter, D'Arcy, is sent to France to collect photographs for an art exhibit.

I loved Jess as a character. She is strong and independent. I like how she is based on a real woman who photographed during WWII. I would have liked this novel more if it had stayed set in the 1940s with a flashforward at the end. I found myself speedreading through D'Arcy's sections to get back to Jess's story. I was more concerned with whether or not Jess and Dan were going to get together rather than how all the characters were connected. I like that Jess and Dan's relationship developed over time in a situation that usually warranted urgency. It made it feel more authentic rather than situational.