Hello Readers!


So its the end of the month and spring is finally here! Time to start looking for books to read for the summer!

Here are a few recommendations for those World War Two historical fiction lovers!

Vienna Prelude

This is the first book of a wonderful nine book series called the Zion Covenant by Bodie and Brock Thoene. It explores the life of a Jewish family of musicians and their association with the underground resistance. This book takes place in 1936, the main character named Elisa Lindheim. She is a Jew whose has the appearance is of an Aryan descent. She is a violinist for the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, but originally of German descent. Her father is arrested on their way to a safehouse in Austria, where she meets an American reporter named John Murphy. With Murphy's help, Elisa tries keep her biological family and orchestra family together as the Nazis approach Austria's border.

The Diary of a Young Girl

One of the most well known historical fiction books of the 20th century, Anne Frank's diary is an account of a teenage girl's life in the "Secret Annexe". After her older sister Margot was called to a work camp, the family goes into hiding in a space above her father's business. Anne names it the "Secret Annexe". She talks about her worsening relationship with her mother, sister, Dussell, and Mrs. Van Daan. She also explains the topic of boys and her growing relationship with Peter Van Daan. 

We Were Young and At War

This book is an account of many Jews, child soldiers, Hitler Youth and ordinary citizens; all in their teens. This book beautifully merges the accounts together by date, not by each individual account as most books do. Anne Frank's diary is a beautiful masterpiece, but it does not explain the tribulations of the Jews that did not go into hiding. These accounts are so intricate and personal that one will easily finish it in a week or less.

Code Name Verity and Rose Under Fire

This short series follows the stories of three different women who are intricately connected. In Code Name Verity, the book is told from the point of view of both Julie and Maddie. Both are flyers for the RAF in World War Two. Julie is captured by the Gestapo in France, while Maddie is hiding in a French resistance's barn, waiting to hear the fate of her dear friend. A book of strong friendship, you might be an emotional wreck by the end of the book. In Rose Under Fire, Rose is a new recruit for the RAF, and is of American descent. She works with Maddie from Code Name Verity to transport artillery to the troops in France. While flying over France, she is captured by the Germans and sent to the notorious women's concentration camp of Ravensbrück. She meets the Rabbits, a group of Polish women who the Nazis do sometimes fatal experiments on, a Russian Night Witch, and other amazing characters also detained in the camp. Sometimes horrific at parts, these two books will never fail to capture your interest and suspense over the two weeks that you take to read them.

There are many more appealing books that I have read, but these are the ones that have influenced my writing the most. 

This week, during our spring break, I will hopefully be posting an excerpt of my new book; hopefully getting positive feedback from readers like you! 

Please comment your questions about these books and your comments on this post. If you have read any of these books feel free to share your experiences! Also, give me suggestions on book reviews or a book genre that you would like to know more about!

Have a great day and don't forget your daily dose of reading!