I received this book through Netgalley for my honest opinion. This was a fantastic book. Threw me off a couple times. I also loved reading about the Alsace Region. Makes you think "what would you do in her shoes." I would never want to be in her shoes. I don't have the guts.

I’d give this book a 3.5 star rating. I was expecting more heartbreak in the story, but I wasn’t connected enough to Wolfgang to feel like there was any real heartbreak. A lot of the details and ways that things transpired seemed to coincidental and came off as a bit corny to me.

I enjoy Sibyl’s character and the story overall, though. Thanks to NetGalley for providing an advanced copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

The book was well written and the storyline good but some of the dialogue seemed a bit wrong for the time period. I also thought there could have been a little bit more depth to the story, with more build up to the tension when the Gestapo was around. It didn't leave me holding my breath but on the whole, I did enjoy it.

This book starts out in Colmar, France in 1929 when Kathleen Lake brings her two daughters, Sibyl and Elena to stay with her friend, Margaux and her children after the suicide of Kathleen's husband, Mervyn. In 1935, Kathleen accepts a marriage proposal from a co-worker who is transferred to England so she and her daughters move back to England. Sibyl eventually becomes a nurse and nurses the war wounded. As World War II escalates, she joins the French Resistance and returns to France as a spy. Sibyl meets a German soldier, Wolfgang von Haagen, who takes a liking to her which complicates her life as her heart belongs to her childhood sweetheart Jacques, a neighbor of Margaux. Sibyl, whose name now is Jeanne Dauguet, is a cobbler's assistant with an "uncle" who is also in the Resistance. As Sibyl dates Woolfgang, he tells her secrets that she passes along. I really enjoyed this book and all of the characters. What an exciting book with many twists and turns. This book kept me on the edge of my seat and it was hard to put down. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this very interesting book and review it.

I loved this book a wonderful and heartbreaking which drew me in it has strong charactors and a beautiful story and if you want to read a great book then read this.well worth 5*

I love getting stuck into a good historical fiction book but I was left a little disappointed with this one. It started off really promising but then rapidly felt like it ran out of steam. I liked the main character but there wasn't much depth to anyone else.

Thanks to netgalley for an early copy in return for an honest review
Was so looking forward to reading this book but was rather disappointed it seemed to get stuck in a rut with no great ending

The Soldiers Girl is so beautifully written and has a lovely depth to it. I really enjoyed this story with great intereting charaters. I couldn't put it down.

This was a lovely touching but heartening story.

Thank you Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to review this book.

I feel like I've read this book before. I just spent a little bit of time reading my read list on goodreads looking for the book I'm thinking of. A WWII romance thing that had to do with a german soldier. It's driving me nuts, that book ended slightly different though. The ending to this one felt abrupt. It kinda just cut off there. Some of this book was tedious to read, boring, not as much action as I thought. Some of it felt rushed, the romance on all fronts was just off. I felt like an insane amount of time was spent on things that should have been spent elsewhere, like more time on the training, and bombing and less on the "she went to the house and settled down to wait for him" type stuff. Aside from that I liked the book, I read it, I wish that it was just slightly more though.

I love finding WWII novels about areas that I didn't know much about during the war and this was one of those. I did not know much about the Alsace in France and did not realize that the area was once German and was fought for so hard by the Germans during the war. Sibyl was an excellent heroine and the story itself was very interesting, however the writing often lacked some necessary editing. My ARC was provided by the publisher Bookouture via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I had high hopes for this story, but I was severely let down. I realized it was an ARC, but it felt like the book had never been edited. It felt clunky and convoluted as well as rushed. The book starts with some background of Sibyl in France, but then it skips to the war and blows through all her training and experience without really introducing us to her and drops her into her spy mission like we're supposed to automatically understand and empathize with her. Her role with the rebellion was also rushed through and suddenly she's in Colmar at a cobbler shop being pursued by a Nazi officer... I was so bored that I skipped most of the book.

Netgalley provided this book for free in exchange for an honest review.

Historical fiction at its best.So well written drew me right in the characters came alive .Heartache drama a book Inwill be highly recommending.Thanks #bookoture #netgaley.

A gripping novel of two generations of women.
Their trials, friendship, love, and patriotism.
It’s an emotional journey through the war years,
in a once peaceful area of France.

It shows how evil indoctrination can, through love
be shattered, to expose a hidden soul.

The end is tragic, it leaves you with a rush of emotions,
not least of which is sorrow.

Sibyl Lake, a nurse, is recruited by the British to act as a spy in a small French town during World War II. The work is dangerous, if caught, Sibyl will be executed, but she’s determined to help the war effort, and when her job has her crossing paths with the Jacques, man she used to love, she’s thrilled. But she is also drawn to a German, Commander Wolfgang Von Haagan, as he is to her. Sibyl knows if she plays her cards right, she can get information from the German to pass on to her contact. She never plans on developing feelings for the enemy, but when she does, it creates tensions that may cost the lives of those she loves.

We first meet Sibyl as a child when they go to France after the loss of a family member. It was good to see her as a care free child and how she excels in three different languages. Having always wanted to be able to speak a different language, I was quite envious of Sibyl in how fluently she spoke them.

When Sibyl is recruited to basically be a spy, well my heart jumped. As fabulous as it sounds to be a secret agent, it is very dangerous and especially at the time of the world war when so many horrible things were going on. My heart was literally in my mouth many a time when it looked like Sibyl's identity might be discovered. 

We've all heard the saying, sleeping with the enemy. Luckily in those days, a woman's virtue was a must unless you were married of course. She does have to get close to the enemy though of which I didn't envy her. Obviously getting close to some one, you can see Sibyl's hardened exterior melting ever so slightly when the persistent Wolfgang seeks her attention. 

The whole sense of the time and place really comes into affect with this story. The author transported me into a dark and scary world where at times there is little hope. It definitely makes for some sombre reading but is a must read into what so many people at that time did, risking their lives for the hope of freedom and a better world. 

The Soldier's Girl is a gripping and heart wrenching read that I couldn't tear myself away from. In parts it makes for some emotional reading as it really hit home with me just what life was like for people experiencing the world war first hand. A moving and at times touching read that will stay with me for some time.

This book brought tears to my eyes and every chapter was a new twist to the story. We are on the lookout for romantic Christian Fiction such as this and this book I know will do very well on our shelves and our patrons will be in for a wonderful treat!

The Soldier's Girl told the story of Sybil and her desire to fall in love. She falls in love with her childhood sweetheart Jacques but with the war going on, their reunion is short-lived and he is sent overseas. Sybil later meets Commander Wolfgang Von Haagan knowing that he is the commander of the enemy and she decides to get close to him and she hopefully gets good info from him. She later realizes that there is more to this man behind the uniform and she ends up falling for Commander Von Haagan. Jacques later finds out about Sybil's relationship with Commander von Haagan and decides to prove himself once and for all to win Sybil's heart back even if it means risking everyone's life and putting everyone in danger.

I could not stop reading this book and I know everyone is sure to love it. I loved the book so much that not only will I add it to our library collection but I might actually buy a copy myself and read it multiple times. This is a wonderful book to read when you are bored or just feeling down. That is why it's my pleasure to give this book 5 stars!

Really enjoyed this book. Great characters, very well written and it was fascinating and informative with the Resistance theme. Highly recommend!