I received an advance review copy of "The Decision they Made" on Reedsy Discovery. It's a well crafted story about 3 generations of women (grandmother, mother and daughter) and the love that hold them together despite their differences and things that happened years ago during WWII. The suspense of not knowing what the secrets are and wondering how everything will impact the main characters kept me reading into all hours of the night. Through most of the story, the reader is left wondering "what else is there?" It is of course, a love story also, but what really impacted me were the ways in which the main characters dealt with the secrets and with each other. Coming from a family with many secrets (many of which I'm resigned to never knowing) myself, I could relate to the characters of the book. What really set this story apart from other stories is the setting. The grandmother and her sister came of age during the beginning of WWII and were also from an abusive family. The setting of WWII set the stage for much of what happened later in the story as well as the decisions that were made. If you're a history buff like I am, you'll enjoy this story.

Review

Crossing time, generations and countries, this novel explores the ripple effect that events and choices in one age can have for those in the future. The author cleverly weaves her own brand of magic and draws the reader into the lives of the characters thread by thread.

The reader is trying to figure out a puzzle throughout the whole of the book so the pages keep turning. Apart from that, it's a fun ride with lots of drama to enjoy. Highly recommended!

A J Hunter

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