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Between Shades of Gray
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Well that was another enlightening, emotional, and an absolutely awesome 5* read!
BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY by RUTA SEPETYS is a deeply moving, compelling, heart-wrenching, and a powerful read which is beautifully written that captured my heart from the very first chapter. This was definitely another page-turner and extremely hard to put down.
“A tiny sliver of gold appeared between shades of gray on the horizon.”
BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY is a brilliant title for this novel. If we are able to see beyond the black and white of the immoral behaviour we just might be able to see a little bit of human kindness peaking out between the many shades of gray.
“Whether love of friend, love of country, love of God, or even love of enemy—love reveals to us the truly miraculous nature of the human spirit.”
BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY has us following along the story of Lina, a fifteen-year old girl along with her mother and brother who are deported from Lithuania to Siberia in 1941 by the NKVD, Soviet Secret Police covering a part of history that most people are not familiar with.
“Sure we were safe. Safe in the arms of hell.”
I really enjoyed the format of this novel which was written in very short chapters and narrated in the voice of Lina. RUTA SEPETYS delivers another unforgettable story here that was easy to follow along with the storyline and all the characters involved.
To sum it all up it was a well-researched, heartbreaking, shocking, and an emotional read with a tear-jerker but satisfying ending. Would recommend!!
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Well that was another enlightening, emotional, and an absolutely awesome 5* read!
BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY by RUTA SEPETYS is a deeply moving, compelling, heart-wrenching, and a powerful read which is beautifully written that captured my heart from the very first chapter. This was definitely another page-turner and extremely hard to put down.
“A tiny sliver of gold appeared between shades of gray on the horizon.”
BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY is a brilliant title for this novel. If we are able to see beyond the black and white of the immoral behaviour we just might be able to see a little bit of human kindness peaking out between the many shades of gray.
“Whether love of friend, love of country, love of God, or even love of enemy—love reveals to us the truly miraculous nature of the human spirit.”
BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY has us following along the story of Lina, a fifteen-year old girl along with her mother and brother who are deported from Lithuania to Siberia in 1941 by the NKVD, Soviet Secret Police covering a part of history that most people are not familiar with.
“Sure we were safe. Safe in the arms of hell.”
I really enjoyed the format of this novel which was written in very short chapters and narrated in the voice of Lina. RUTA SEPETYS delivers another unforgettable story here that was easy to follow along with the storyline and all the characters involved.
To sum it all up it was a well-researched, heartbreaking, shocking, and an emotional read with a tear-jerker but satisfying ending. Would recommend!!
http://www.twogirlslostinacouleereadi...
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I have a copy, might give it a try soon:-) Hope you like the rest of it!
Thank you so much, Brenda! You are going to love this one! So good!
Kaceey wrote: "Excellent review Norma!"
KAS wrote: "Beautiful review, Norma ;)"
Thank you so much Julie, Kaceey & KAS! :)
Thank you so much, PorshaJo! So glad that you enjoyed it too. I did like this one a little better than Salt to the Sea. I have Out of the Easy to read by this author too. Hopefully I will get to it soon. Have you read that one? This book was really good and I am sure will stick to me too.
Thank you so much, Karen! So glad you enjoyed this wonderful book too!
I know Mary with me having so many books to read it is sometimes really hard to know which one to read next. I am so glad that I read this one. It was such a pleasure to read even though the subject matter was a little tough to handle the author did a wonderful job portraying this piece of history. Thanks so much, Mary! I have been told I read too fast...... lol I don't watch much TV....I read!
Thank you, Deanna!
Thanks so much, Frances! It was a fabulous read!
I can't believe this is YA, you would never know. Years ago when I used to belong to Doubleday Book Club, they had a list of books that they called "Blue Ribbon Award" books and this was on it, as well as many others of my now favorite books. You will like this Jen!
Thank you so much, Maureen! :)
Jen, this didn't read like a YA to me. I hope that you enjoy it and thank you so much! :)
I can't believe this is YA, you would never know. Years ago when I used to belong t..."
I agree Karen you would never know that it is YA book.
I did read Out of the Easy - I liked it, but it's very different from her other two books. Not historical at all. I feel that is where she strives, historical fiction. I felt let down just a bit by Salt to the Sea but I think I had very high expectations after reading this one. I have read that she is working on another historical fiction book, which is wonderful news. Hope you like Out of the Easy - will be looking for your review.
Oh I am excited to hear that she is working on another historical fiction! Thank you, I hope that I enjoy Out of the Easy too! :)