I've never not read a Ruta Septeys book when it's released because she just has such a way with words. A way that brings history to life, a way that reminds us how lucky we are to have freedoms that those in the past did not. That some in the present still do not.
Right away, Sepetys sets the tone in this latest novel. And I'm hooked from the very first line. My heart twists in pain for this boy, Cristian Florescu, for the secrets he was forced to keep, the rules he was forced to follow, the pain he was forced to endure. And immediately, Sepetys shows the danger that Florescu is in. And I cannot stop reading her words because I want to know what happened. I don't want history to repeat itself.
Right away, Sepetys sets the tone in this latest novel. And I'm hooked from the very first line. My heart twists in pain for this boy, Cristian Florescu, for the secrets he was forced to keep, the rules he was forced to follow, the pain he was forced to endure. And immediately, Sepetys shows the danger that Florescu is in. And I cannot stop reading her words because I want to know what happened. I don't want history to repeat itself.