Review #10: The Rabbit Girls by Anna Ellory

This book covers so many difficult themes, and it won't be for everyone, especially those who have triggers that include Holocaust, Self-Harm and Domestic Violence. There are some interviews at the end of the book with the author which confirms that this book is fiction, but with very true stories explained. She has indeed added "people" into the story. This is Anna Ellory's first book, and this is what I thought:

Narration - 9/10   Storyline - 10/10   Ease of Listening - 9/10

This book had two narrators, and it really works and is helpful to follow the story. It's such a compelling story, and twists and turns and is so unpredictable that you have to listen to every single word to understand, at the same time of wanting to close your ears and drown out the true events that happened in the Holocaust. It is transformational, humbling, emotive, and empathetic. 

The characters are so believable, you can absolutely believe that they happened, should you not know they are fictional, though this may be due to the clear research that the author has undertaken. 

The suffering and pain, as graphic as it is, only humbles. I cried many times during this audiobook in the acknowledgement that I am a lucky female, knowing that this truth could have been mine, both through past themes and present issues within the world.

All in all, I loved the book. The resonation within the book is real and I really think that the feeling from the characters are what the history books lack. Children and adults alike should read this to know it's importance and reality of the Holocaust, how it has, and still does, impact life. 

Stay Safe & Stay Home

Steph💚