Librarian: If your library has a historical fiction section, then there's a good chance that a decent percentage of the books in it occur during WWII. There's something about that war that tugs at the heart and the imagination. As such, deciding whether or not to order new WWII book can sometimes be difficult. After all, you don't want to oversaturate your collection.
Personally, I would order this one. It's got romance, intrigue and a popular setting, all the things that draw people to historical fiction in the first place. You may be thinking that since this is the second book in a series, you shouldn't order it if you don't have the first book. Good news! This book can absolutely be read without reading the first book!
Reader: I greatly enjoyed this one. It's not my favorite genre, but it's one that I definitely enjoy enough to want to read more of. This was a good step towards that goal. Now I just need to go back and read the first one.
Personally, I would order this one. It's got romance, intrigue and a popular setting, all the things that draw people to historical fiction in the first place. You may be thinking that since this is the second book in a series, you shouldn't order it if you don't have the first book. Good news! This book can absolutely be read without reading the first book!
Reader: I greatly enjoyed this one. It's not my favorite genre, but it's one that I definitely enjoy enough to want to read more of. This was a good step towards that goal. Now I just need to go back and read the first one.