When Twilight Breaks by Sarah Sundin

When Twilight Breaks
by Sarah Sundin

ISBN-13: 9780800736361
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Revell
Released: February 2nd 2021

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
Munich, 1938. Evelyn Brand is an American foreign correspondent as determined to prove her worth in a male-dominated profession as she is to expose the growing tyranny in Nazi Germany. To do so, she must walk a thin line. If she offends the government, she could be expelled from the country--or worse. If she fails to truthfully report on major stories, she'll never be able to give a voice to the oppressed--and wake up the folks back home.

In another part of the city, American graduate student Peter Lang is working on his PhD in German. Disillusioned with the chaos in the world due to the Great Depression, he is impressed with the prosperity and order of German society. But when the brutality of the regime hits close, he discovers a far better way to use his contacts within the Nazi party--to feed information to the shrewd reporter he can't get off his mind.


My Review:
When Twilight Breaks is a Christian romantic suspense set in March through December of 1938 and mostly in Germany. The story was very suspenseful all the way through as Evelyn and Peter were doing things that the Nazis didn't like. They realized there was danger but felt protected by the fact that they were Americans. The reader's more aware of how evil the Nazis were, so the suspense was even higher knowing that they could simply "disappear." There were also relationship tensions. Evelyn felt that all men were trying to cage her, so Peter had to first prove his friendship, support, and admiration for the very characteristics that previous boyfriends had tried to force her to change. They had similar values, though it didn't appear so at first, and they became a good team working for a good cause.

The characters were likable, well-developed, complex, and acted realistically to events. They were better people for having met each other. The historical details were woven into the story and were very interesting. Evelyn had to learn that depending on God and others did not make her weak. Peter came to realize that God was in control even when bad things happened. There was no sex or bad language. Overall, I'd highly recommend this very suspenseful historical.


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