When Twilight Breaks ~ Review

When Twilight Breaks

By Sarah Sundin

Evelyn Brand is determined to get THE story, the story that will show she is just as good as her male colleagues. There is just one thing standing in her way, well two, her boss and one of her colleagues. She knows that if she is allowed to write her words will wake up America to the threat that is Nazi Germany. But the world is tired of war and America is still caught in the clutches of the Great Depression.  To get the story that will speak to the world is not easy as Germany only wants their truth going out into the world, and German truth is not what she has been witnessing.

When she is given an assignment that introduces her to Peter Lang, an American who has fallen under Germany's spell of prosperity and order, she is less than thrilled with his German enchantment. But Peter's past has him looking at what he wants rather than what is - until reality comes crashing in around him. 

Evelyn and Peter couldn't seem more opposite if they had tried, yet they were drawn to one another. As German propaganda draws its ever-tightening noose around them, they must work together if they have any hopes of leaving the country behind and getting home alive.

I have to say, I was drawn into this book from the opening scene. The characters are so real that one can't help but be pulled toward them. I like that this book is a standalone title, no waiting for the next book. Though I wouldn't mind more with Peter and Evelyn if truth be told. This would make an excellent book club selection if you are looking for a historical fiction title. In my opinion, this is the best work of Sarah Sundin that I have read. I have no qualms recommending When Twilight Breaks to any and all readers 12or 13 years and up.  

I was provided a complimentary copy of this book with no expectations but that I provide my honest opinion. All thoughts expressed are my own.

About the Book:

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 Ph.D. 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.

  As the world marches relentlessly toward war, Evelyn and Peter are on a collision course with destiny.

  This electric standalone novel from fan-favorite Sarah Sundin puts you right at the intersection of pulse-pounding suspense and heart-stopping romance.