Book Club Review…..I Must Betray You
by Ruta Sepetys
Romania 1989 Amidst the tyrannical dictatorship of Nicolae Ceaușescu in a country governed by isolation, fear and communist regimes are crumbling across Europe.
Cristian Florescu dreams of becoming a writer, but Romanians aren’t free to dream. When he is blackmailed by the Secret police to become an informer he has only wo choices betray everyone or use his position to creatively undermine the most notoriously evil dictator in Eastern Europe.
Cristian will risk everything to to unmask the truth behind the regime, give voice to fellow Romanians and expose to the world what is happening in his country. He eagerly joins the revolution to fight for change.
But what is the cost of freedom?
I Must Betray You is a powerful and huanting story that we all actually finished this book within two days of starting it together as a group! Ruta Sepetys is an absolutely amazing storyteller! The character building in this book is fabulous! They are complex and real. You can feel their fear, strength and their courage! Cristian character really comes to life. It's intense, tragic and beautiful all in one. We didn't know much about this time period and we really enjoyed learning about it. The heartbreaking conditions and things that happened broke our hearts and their strength and courage put it back together! The author did an amazing job shining a little on such a dark period in history. It's a fast paced read that will grip you until the very last page!
Thank you The Book Club Cookbook and Ruta Sepetys for sharing this absolutely amazing story with us!
by Ruta Sepetys
Romania 1989 Amidst the tyrannical dictatorship of Nicolae Ceaușescu in a country governed by isolation, fear and communist regimes are crumbling across Europe.
Cristian Florescu dreams of becoming a writer, but Romanians aren’t free to dream. When he is blackmailed by the Secret police to become an informer he has only wo choices betray everyone or use his position to creatively undermine the most notoriously evil dictator in Eastern Europe.
Cristian will risk everything to to unmask the truth behind the regime, give voice to fellow Romanians and expose to the world what is happening in his country. He eagerly joins the revolution to fight for change.
But what is the cost of freedom?
I Must Betray You is a powerful and huanting story that we all actually finished this book within two days of starting it together as a group! Ruta Sepetys is an absolutely amazing storyteller! The character building in this book is fabulous! They are complex and real. You can feel their fear, strength and their courage! Cristian character really comes to life. It's intense, tragic and beautiful all in one. We didn't know much about this time period and we really enjoyed learning about it. The heartbreaking conditions and things that happened broke our hearts and their strength and courage put it back together! The author did an amazing job shining a little on such a dark period in history. It's a fast paced read that will grip you until the very last page!
Thank you The Book Club Cookbook and Ruta Sepetys for sharing this absolutely amazing story with us!