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5.0 out of 5 stars
Yet Another Great One!, March 22, 2010
As usual, Tricia starts the book off with a Can't Put It Down BANG and keeps the tension up for, oh, 330 pages. She has multiple points of view, including the bad guy, but doesn't reveal anything but his sinister inner thoughts so you'll have to keep guessing. Well, maybe you'll figure it out, or think you've figured it out, but that doesn't make it any easier to watch your little Songbird put herself in harms way because you won't be sure if it is that person OR when that person will strike, and strike again. And you can't forget the love interest. If, indeed, this guy is on the up and up. Because what's a good historical suspense without a little romance, eh?
All in all, it is an intense but fun read. If you're into that kinda thing. And I am.
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
More like 3.5 stars. Not her best storytelling, but not bad., April 3, 2010
There were certain things I enjoyed about this book and other things that I didn't like as much. I loved the era the whole idea of the American soldiers set in occupied Germany following the war. I also liked how the soldiers received entertainment from some pretty talented singers as a core part of the plot with the creepy Wagner music theme and Hitler's obsession with Wagner's music as a backdrop. That was fun and interesting. Then the story hit a slow spot and I lost interest.
When I picked it up again and started to get back into the story I enjoyed the rest. However, there was something that didn't set right with me. I think maybe it was that I didn't feel fully immersed in the setting and wasn't fully invested in the story itself. The relationship between Betty and Frank seemed a bit artificial to me and their one argument was almost plastic, so I wasn't feeling the tension. That's the best way I can describe my perception. However, overall it was a good story. Not typical Goyer WWII fiction, though, which I've always found enthralling. Maybe that was one of the things that didn't work for me. Regardless, if you enjoy a historical mystery where someone is bent on destruction and there are some amateur sleuths trying to save the day, you should enjoy this story.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A great novel, set during WWII, May 24, 2010
I really liked Songbird Under a German Moon. Full of intrigue and suspense, the book captured my attention from the very beginning.
Betty's story - and the struggle she encountered as she tried to find her own identity in the midst of post-World War II helped make this story "real."
As the story develops, we learn more about how Betty came to be in Germany at the end of World War II through lies and deceit.
We also see how lies and deceit led to the events surrounding Kat's disappearance.
Without giving anything away (no spoilers here!), the story lives up to it's name and ends with a "song" - after Betty and Frank learn several life lessons, and of course, solve the mystery.
If you love World War II, and suspense, then this book is definitely for you!
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