Thursday, March 29, 2018

Book Review: Winter of the World

Winter of the World (The Century Trilogy #2)Winter of the World is the second book in the Century Trilogy by Ken Follett.
This book begins soon after the Fall of the Giants ends. We still have the American, German, Russian, English and Welsh families as they each face the start of the Third Reich. The story continues through World War II and into the beginning of the Cold War.

Now we are discovering the children of the families. Carla von Ulrich has a German father and English mother. Faced with the Nazi world that in engulfing her she decided to commit an act that took bravery. Woody and Chuck Dewar are brothers who have secrets. Their story takes one of them into Washington, while the other goes to the Pacific. Lloyd Williams is a student who faces the Spanish Civil and he wants to fight Communism and Fascism. Daisy Peshkov wants to be popular, that is until the war changes her. Volodya is Daisy's cousin who is able to work his way into the Soviet intelligence.

Each of these lives are connected, yet they may not know each other. Follett has created such diverse characters that the reader may not always like, but does not want to see their lives end. The second book in the series has kept my attention and made me want to continue reading the series.

I cannot rate this book high enough. I most highly recommend it.

1 comment:

  1. I for some reason thought this was a 'fall of giants' review. But seeing that you still love the second one, despite both of their size gives me hope!

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