Sunday Book Review--10 (Monday of course)

Something Dangerous by Penny Vincenzi


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The second book in the Spoils of Time Trilogy, and by far the best in my opinion. I'm not saying this is classic literature, but an excellent easy beach read? ABSOLUTELY. I was actually hooked on this book to the point of doing nothing else, hiding in the bathroom, just to keep reading while the kids entertained themselves...practically all day. It was a long, 700+ book and I read it in about four and a half days. I was nursing the flu and a cold, and this book couldn't have come at a better time for me.

This book picks up about ten years after the first book leaves off and focuses mainly on the second World War and the impact that Hitler had on high society in Europe during this time. This book jumps from London, to New York, to Paris and it does it flawlessly. I love the stories of the characters. I will say that lots of perfect love affairs happen in this book. A little too coincidentally, but there are a few, such as Sebastian and Cecilia that stand the test of time, and I find myself thinking about them and their happiness as if they were real people.

Some Characters are brief and fleeting and I even found myself wondering why, but later on in the trilogy, it all ties together, so if you choose to read these books, bear with this and hang on for the long haul. I promise you won't be dissappointed.

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