When Twilight Breaks

I absolutely loved this book. It took me too many days to get through it as it was a very deep and sad book, plus I kept seeing parallels between the early years of the Nazis and the current day's Marxist thugs. At least back in Evelyn and Peter's time, there was still a Western Hemisphere to run to. It was heartbreaking to see the early days of Jewish persecution and realize how few of these people would ultimately make it through the war years.

This was a slow-burn romance focused mostly on the danger Evelyn, as a journalist reporting on Nazi actions, and Peter, as a linguistic professor, faced as Americans in Germany in the late 1930s. This is compounded when Evelyn discovers she is mostly Jewish and becomes a sudden target by Nazi sympathizers in her own circle! Things go from bad to worse in a matter of weeks until she is on the run for her life.

The plot is well-balanced and the characters run away with your sympathies easily. Highly recommended to all readers.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for a free reading copy. A favorable review was not required.