Fatal Encounter (War Girls) (Volume 5)

I was provided with an ARC of this before it went to its final editing stages and was asked -- as someone who has never read Kummerow's books -- whether this could be a stand-alone novel and what I thought of it. I am really pleasantly surprised. I have met Kummerow and know that she is a native German who is writing in English and the first thing I must say is hats off to anyone who can so beautifully craft a story in a language which is not their native language. Kummerow is obviously passionate about revealing all the faces of WW2 to a broader audience and this through a cast of believable and likeable characters. Loads of action but loads of humanity are what the reader will find. I also learned quite a few interesting historical details; the book is very well researched. I found the story was easy to follow, and I remained interested from beginning to end. If Kummerow has provided here an even more polished version, then readers are in for a treat. Definitely a series worth diving into.

An excellent World War II book set in 1944 with its happenings in
Berlin and Warsaw. Lotte had left Berlin to travel to Warsaw Poland
to work translating phone calls into Morse code and sending them on to the
Nazi in Germany. Peter Wolf was in Berlin and worked for a professor who
had many important people who called and visited him. Peter than goes on to
Warsaw to fight for the Warsaw Resistance uprising. Lotte and Peter run into each other
there during the Warsaw Resistance uprising.

As always Marion has done excellent research and keeps the historical period
as it should be. I enjoy her books so much and can hardly put them down once
I start reading them. Her story lines and her characters are always good.
I can hardly wait for her next book.

I received a copy of this as a member of the ARC Team for an honest review.

This story offers insights to both main characters, how they cope with the realities of war and the roles they chose to fight the nazis. A compelling read I highly recommend.