A Waltz With Traitors by A.L Sowards
My Review
This is my first book I’ve read by A.L Sowards , and oh my goodness her writing is absolutely incredible! Her storytelling skills are excellent and make you able to visualize and feel everything. I will definitely be reading more of her books!
Nadia watches her parents and aunt get shot by the Bolsheviks because they are aristocrats and Czar Nicolas II sympathizers. She is next to be executed but the men decide they want her for other things first, luckily a servant is hiding and saves her from that fate. She quickly escapes to the railway. There she is desperate to get away from the Bolsheviks who are chasing her. She tries to get a ride on the train but it is just for the Czechoslovak Legion soldiers and family and they won’t let her on. Overhearing her dilemma, Filip offers to marry her in name only so she can escape. She agrees and they marry and she gets on the train. She goes with the women and him with the men. From then on out it’s war and tragedy with a little romance thrown in.
This is a story with a lot of death, it is war after all. Also other tragedies occur. Check out content below. Even though there is a lot of tragedy I really enjoyed the story. Filip and Nadia are such a great characters. I really enjoyed watching Nadia go from practically helpless aristocrat to such a strong resilient woman. The growth her character has is amazing and all she endures to get there is heartbreaking. Filip is very brave and strong. He is always there to help his fellow soldiers and Nadia. His growth was very good too. I loved watching Filip and Nadia grow together in friendship and then love. I also enjoyed Dalek, Anton and Veronika. Overall a fantastic read and I definitely recommend!
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I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from netgalley. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.
Content: contains depictions of warfare, war injuries, disease, miscarriage, kidnapping, off-page sexual assault, executions, and implied intimacy between married couples. The rape is not described but the pain and illness afterwards is so be aware of that.
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