I'm excited to be a part of the Blog Tour for The Girl from Guernica by Karen Robards! I received a free electronic copy for honest review from the publisher. Thanks so much to MIRA and Karen Robards for letting me be a part of the tour!
Title: The Girl from Guernica
Author: Karen Robards
Published by: MIRA
Released: September 6, 2022
Source: Electronic Review Copy Provided by Publisher
Synopsis: Inspired by Picasso’s great masterpiece,
Guernica, New York Times bestselling author Karen Robards returns with a
riveting story of intrigue, deception and bravery in the face of war…
On
an April day in 1937, the sky opens and fire rains down upon the small
Spanish town of Guernica. Seventeen-year-old Sibi and her family are
caught up in the horror. Griff, an American military attaché, pulls Sibi
from the wreckage, and it’s only the first time he saves her life in a
span of hours. When Germany claims no involvement in the attack,
insisting the Spanish Republic was responsible, Griff guides Sibi to lie
to Nazi officials. If she or her sisters reveal that they saw planes
bearing swastikas, the gestapo will silence them—by any means necessary.
As war begins to rage across Europe, Sibi joins the underground
resistance, secretly exchanging information with Griff. But as the
scope of Germany’s ambitions becomes clear, maintaining the facade of a
Nazi-sympathizer becomes ever more difficult. And as Sibi is drawn
deeper into a web of secrets, she must find a way to outwit an enemy
that threatens to decimate her family once and for all.
Masterfully
rendered and vividly capturing one of the most notorious episodes in
history, The Girl from Guernica is an unforgettable testament to the
bonds of family and the courage of women in wartime. (Synopsis from Goodreads)
My Thoughts: This was a really compelling story full of danger and intrigue. I always like diving in to historical fiction from time to time. World War 2 was such a crazy time in our world, and it's interesting to read stories about.
Karen Robards did a little something different with a WWII book, and covered something that I hadn't heard much about. I'd never even heard of Guernica before this book. I like how she incorporated something different and taught me something I didn't know. I imagine if I had been more into the art world, I would have recongnized Guernica really fast. Time is funny, you don't think necessarily of Picasso living in the time of WWII. I really enjoyed discovering something different.
The story was really good too. There was a lot of danger, heartbreak, and doing what you must to survive a grim situation. I liked our characters of Sibi and Griff. The story definitely kept me on the edge, worrying about what was going to happen to them.
Karen Robards is the New York Times, USA TODAY and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of fifty novels and one novella. She is the winner of six Silver Pen awards and numerous other awards.
Thanks so much for checking out my Blog Tour Post for The Girl from Guernica by Karen Robards. Thank you to MIRA and Karen Robards for letting me be a part of the tour! This is perfect for fans of historical fiction and WWII.
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