The Girls from the Beach by Andie Newton

This is another great WWII historical fiction novel you need to add to your list! I have not read many with women from the US who were over there helping to fight in the front line. This story follows four women nurses who were on the front lines of battle, and also has a dual […]

The Librarian of Saint-Malo by Mario Escobar

Another amazing read about WWII and those who did all they could to protect and save lives, as well as history and the culture of who they were. This novel, based on a true story is about one librarian out to save the literature at all costs, knowing if it was taken it would be […]

The Woman with the Blue Star by Pam Jenoff

As soon as I saw this advertised, I knew I had to read it! Another amazing story of survival and what people endured during WWII. I don’t think we will ever understand the fear these poor people lived with every single day, every minute, every second! Aktions are happening again, round ups. The Nazi’s are […]

The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel

Yona is of the woods, raised in them for over a decade and now she is on her own. She has been trained and taught everything she needs to continue to survive but things are about to change when war drives refugees into these very woods she calls home. Having been kept from the outside […]

The Willow Wren by Philipp Schott

This was a different read for a WWII novel, as it was written from the perspective of a young boy who had no choice, and was enrolled in the Hilter Youth camp along with his older brother. Ludwig’s mind was a little different than other, he took notice of nature and things surrounding him, and […]

While Paris Slept by Ruth Druart

This was another WWII heart jerker! Jean-Luc is thrust into an impossible situation one morning when he is supposed to be fixing the tracks for the train to leave. He has heard the rumors, but he has never seen for his own eyes, and now it is right in front of him Cattle trains packed […]

When We Were Young by Jaclyn Goldis

Every time I read another WWII novel, I learn something new I did not know. There is so much that happened and it seemed to be happening literally everywhere on the European continent. This was written with three different storylines that all connect. Present Joey getting prepared to marry a good Jewish man, as her […]