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english nurse sibyl lake is young but skilled and confident. resolving to do everything she can to help her country she begins to spy to support the french resistance. she arrives in colmar, a french town surrounded by vineyards and swarming with german soldiers, but her fear is dampened by the joy of being reunited with her childhood sweetheart. jacques is now a french resistance fighter, risking his life to free his friends and family from german occupation.
sibyl’s arrival has not gone unnoticed by commander wolfgang von haagan, the commandant of the colmar region. she realises letting him get closer is her best chance of learning enemy secrets. yet despite her best intentions, sibyl soon finds betrayal does not come easy to her. commander von haagen is a soldier who yearns for poetry, music, something beyond the war, and sibyl begins to enjoy the company of the man she’s spying on...
determined to do what is right for her country, sibyl knows what she must do. but will it put both the men she loves into terrible danger?
a beautifully written, heart-wrenching and unforgettable tale of love and loss in a time of war. perfect for fans of the letter by kathryn hughes and the nightingale by kristin hannah.
the book captivated me from the beginning! the characters were believable, especially the ending! i wasn’t too sure about the german officer relationship etc! but read on to the end, now for my next read! the author must be thanked for such good research!
i have very mixed feelings about this book. i don't get the urge to read historical fiction that often but i loved the synopsis of this book and had an idea of a war-time romance story. i wasn't too far off but there was so much more to this book than i had ever imagined! i absolutely loved the storyline i discovered in the soldier's girl. while i was expecting more of a "nurse falls in love with soldier" type of story, what i got was so much more interesting. espionage, danger, under-cover operations and infiltration during nazi occupation? call me intrigued! while the plot itself gave me much more than i was expecting, the character development and narration was lacking. i found all the dialogue to be quite awkward and rushed, which might have been done intentionally in respect to the french & german backgrounds but it made for a very uncomfortable reading experience. out of all the characters brought to life in this book, the only one i really connected with was wolf. though he was one of the more.....let's say questionable characters, he was the only one i found that had any real depth and development throughout the book. mind you, there wasn't much in his development but there was at least something. i kind of wanted to take him home like a sad, abandoned puppy. sibyl and jacques just irritated me and i could not stand margeaux from her first introduction while i wasn't a fan of the characters and felt myself rushing to get past the awkwardness of the dialogue, the soldier's girl held a lot of promise and gave a very interesting look at the views of the lesser known affected by hitler's reign. it was quite an eye opening and heartbreaking experience to read. this probably isn't a book i would read again, but i would recommend to anyone who has an interest in books based during war times and doesn't mind a little romance along the way. i would like to thank netgalley and bookouture for providing me this book to read and provide my own opinion.
this was a decent read. i actually liked it! the beginning was a bit slow for me, going through sybil's teenage years and meeting jacques. i guess we needed to know more about how they met and how she came to becoming a spy. this book was overly descriptive in parts being that it was too wordy for me with certain things that i felt could have been trimmed. i also seem to have a streak of reading love triangles lately! ugh its just so sad!

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