This book was just as enjoyable as book 1 of the trilogy! My husband and I both agreed it would make a great movie! Irene Magers' writing style keeps you engrossed in the book and even if it's late at night you just can't put the book down until you are done! ( )

Ah another freebie received from Member's Giveaway! This book was excellent and a great page turner! This is part of a trilogy but it's great as a stand alone book since I didn't read the first book in the series. I was not lost with this book which is a great thing.

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Although this is the second book in a trilogy, I read it without having read the first book. This story follows Max and Fritz, two brothers living between World War I and World War II. Although I enjoyed the story, I did get the feeling that this book was just a set-up for the third book. I found the brothers a bit flat and even unrealistic at times. Their romantic interests also seemed a bit stereotypical. Further, the author kept jumping from one character to the other, with great lengths of time between. Despite all of that, I did enjoy the book and would recommend it to others. ( )

Night Crossing to Athens is an interesting book about the lives of a family in Germany. The characters are well developed and the storyline is believable.

Through the first half of the book, I could barely put it down, but once the story jumped from focusing on Cassandra and Max onto other characters, I began to lose a little interest. It seems the story of Cassandra and Max was lost abruptly, although they remained a part of the story.

I do have to say that it was refreshing to read a book with fewer grammatical/editing errors than what I have been reading through the member giveaways. Irene Magers puts words to her ideas in a beautiful way.

All in all, this book was entertaining and interesting, but felt lacking in some ways for me, personally. Just as I warmed up to the characters I was becoming involved with, it moved on to focus on other characters. But as stated, Magers does a great job of conveying the story in an understandable way and an eloquent way. This was very refreshing! The character development is great, and Irene Magers obviously has a knack for storytelling! I would definitely recommend this book to anyone! ( )

I have not read the first book in this trilogy, but this book works well as a stand alone book. I liked the story. It was an easy read, and was a nice break from the intense books that I have been reading. I think that the story-lines jumped around a little bit, and I would have liked to see something come to a climax, but overall it was a nice weekend read. I pulled for Cassandra to become a more affectionate and attentive mother. And the baroness Dorrit reminded me so much of my own grandmother. So I did feel an emotional attachment with the story and its characters. Would love to find out what happens next, so I will look forward to reading the final installment of the trilogy. That means I will have to backtrack and read the first as well, but I am sure I will enjoy it. ( )