Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book.
This book did not hold my attention. I tried to finish it but I went on to find anther book I wanted to read. Sorry but I couldn't continue.

Historical fiction, first time I’ve read this author. The audiobook was a fine listen. Not a favorite historical fiction read overall.

I really wanted to like this book but I had to DNF. Those of you who know me know I HATE to DNF a book and can count on one hand the number of books that I have. I was drawn to this book as a science teacher that likes to point out the under representation of female scientists in history. However, I couldn’t make it through. I think the premise of this book is very powerful, it really just needed a better editor.

This book follows four female scientists that fled Nazi Germany. It goes very in depth with upper collegiate level physics descriptions that are a slog. The layout of the book was also confusing- it didn’t follow one woman at a time, and it also wasn’t chronological, just confusing. I didn’t like some of the things the author assumed that the individuals are feeling either. While I love that this details the work of four trailblazing women in science, it really was difficult and I tried to stick with it, I really did. It was well researched, but a bit overdone in what should’ve been scaled back.

Thank you NetGalley, Harlequin Audio, and the author for my ARC copy in exchange for my review. Also shoutout to Libby for the audiobook since I didn’t download it in time.

Olivia Campbell did a fantastic job with her research on four different women scientist with different focuses and brought their stories, struggles, and contributions to science to life. As a someone who isn't drawn to the hard sciences, I would have never known about these brilliant women if not for the diligent research that Campbell has done to bring these women back to life.

Cassandra Campbell does a great job with her narration of "Sisters in Science". Though the book is, as I would categorize a narritive non-ficiton title, it reads like historical fiction. I had to reminded myself that the "plot of the story" was not a plot at all, and in fact the process in which these women had to find ways to get out of Germany/Austria during the rise of the Hitler while finding teaching and research positions at other institutions in order to continue with their contributions to the field of study they all loved, while trying staying alive.

I think anyone with any interest in science and history should read this book. It's informative, and makes you proud of the women who fought to be recognized in a male dominated field while remaining resilient in the face of adversity.

Thank you Netgalley and Harlequin Audio for the the Audio Arc.

This should become a New York Times best seller! The author did a fabulous job with her research. It will leave you feeling enraged that the only famous woman scientist we heard about was Madame Curie.I highly recommend reading this book!

The quality of the audiobook was outstanding. The production was good and the narrator had good intonation.
The book itself felt a bit lacking. If this is your introduction to the topic, it is a great overview of the way Nazis limited knowledge, women's careers, and ultimately persecuted Jewish people. It was interesting to see it from female scientists' perspectives but that was really the only new angle/information. I think I expected the book to have more new information but it was more biographies of the four featured women.
As far as biographies go, it was excellent. The author uses letters, diary entries, and other first hand accounts to give the book a more narrative feel.

My thanks to NetGalley and Harlequin Audio for an ALC of this book to listen to and review.

I like to learn about history around the WWII era, I like to read about strong, intelligent women and I like stories that end with hope, so I thought this book would be right up my alley.

The narrator was good, no complaints with her. I liked to learn about the four MC women scientists and everything that they did, but the writing didn't quite work for me. The book was very science heavy and while I am sure there are many readers out there smarter than me who would be able to follow it all, I was not interested in it.

Also, the structure of the book felt disjointed, as if the timeline was a little skewed. Since I was listening to this, I wasn't able to page back and forth to confirm if this was the case or not, so it could just be I wasn't listening very well.

This is a book I would recommend in real, tree book form as opposed to audio or ebook. I would have liked to have been able to skim the science bits that got too much for me and to be able to see the timeline of it better. It's not a bad book, but I think the format in which I experienced it affected my enjoyment of the book. As it is, 2.5 stars, but rounded down. This is an important topic, but it didn't move me the way I was hoping for.

2, not bad but I expected more, stars.

Sisters in Science is the historical and scientific account of 4 women, Hedwig Kohn, Lise Meitner, Hertha Sponer and Hildegard Stücklen who were pioneers in physics. All four of these women were living and working in Germany during the rise of Hitler. They were either Jewish or Jewish sympathizers, in danger if they couldn't leave the country and find work elsewhere. With the help of friends and fellow scientists they tried to obtain visas, but this wasn’t easy. They were all able to flee eventually with Hedwig Kohn, Hertha Sponer and Hildegard Stücklen ending up in the United States and Lise Meitner going to Sweden. Their story doesn't end there. At this time in history, men ruled, and misogyny was rampant. Many women scientists did not survive, they could not escape Germany due to not procuring jobs elsewhere, so not allowed to emigrate (escape). Even though these four women were able to leave Germany, they worked for a pittance compared to men, and their discoveries were attributed to men, or even non-Jewish women, even missing out on a Nobel Prize. It was Lise Meitner's work that paved the way to the atomic bomb, but she refused to work on Oppenheimer's team. She had worked at a hospital during WW1, and couldn't support a weapon of mass destruction. She often wondered what would have happened without her discoveries.

I love when I learn about people, especially women, who I don't know anything about. I found it interesting that is was Lise Meitner that actually discovered nuclear fusion, but I had never heard of her. That time in history was a very misogynist time. Women were lucky to be able to study at University, let alone teach and do research. Even while doing remarkable research, the women were often recognized as assistants only and the men they worked with got all the accolades. Not only did they have to fight for recognition because they were female, but being Jewish made it twice as bad. Germany was advanced in physics and chemistry in the 1930s, but once Hitler came to power they regressed due to all Jewish professors, male and female, were let go. The US wasn't much better and these women bounced around from University to University. My big complaint about this book was how several sections were very dry. There was a lot of scientific jargon in the book, and I understand why some had to be included, but at times, she almost lost me. I loved learning about the women's personal life and fight to work in their fields. Would I recommend this book? Yes, I would, but be prepared for large portions that might be dry and drag a bit. I listened to this book, narrated by Cassandra Campbell. Her voice brought the book to life in degrees and I'm sure that listening to this one was how I was able to enjoy it as much as I did. If you want to learn about women in STEM, women forgotten or ignored heroes, and historical fiction when it deals with the issues Jewish professors had to deal with to survive, then I recommend you pick this one up.

Sisters in Science by Olivia Campbell shares the stories of four women in physics during WW2. Their journeys included escaping Nazi Germany, Jewish and females being forced out of academic positions, their determination to survive and to make ground breaking efforts, and the strength to flee in a dangerous time. While all four women survived and contributed ground breaking efforts to science, many of their loved ones were not so lucky. This books follows the stories of Hedwig Kohn, Lise Meitner, Hertha Sponer, and Hildegard Stücklen.

I really enjoy learning and reading about WW2. Growing up my great grandfather would share his stories from the war, the good, bad, and ugly. For Women’s History Month I wanted to learn more about the women who were impacted and influenced the war. I was excited to listen to this book and that excitement continued as I learned more. Were there moments where I felt like there was more conjecture than fact, yes. Overall though, it was well written and explained. The narrator did well adding life to the words on the page. If you have an interest in STEM, higher education, or WW2, I would recommend this listen.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Audio for the advanced copy of this audiobook.

Well researched and well written, the book follows 4 women in physics. I was entertained and I learned a lot, while also being righteously angry (again) on behalf of women and the Jewish people.

I learned so much through listening to this book. It was informational yet it had enough of a storyline to keep me gripped. I have read a lot of WW2 fiction and this book proves I still have so much to learn from that tragic time.

I really wanted to like Sisters in Science, but unfortunately, it didn’t work for me, making it a disappointing read. Since I listened to the audiobook, I struggled to stay focused, especially when the narrative became heavy with scientific details. I know that’s the whole point of the book, but I found it difficult to stay engaged.

I think I personally do better with historical fiction that weaves in real events, allowing me to absorb the story first and then learn the facts afterward. With this book, I had a hard time keeping my attention on the content, which made it feel like a chore to get through.

I appreciate the opportunity to have listened to this as an ARC audiobook from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

The information in the book was good, the women featured were amazing, their struggles to just survive and get out of Germany was commendable, and I'm glad I know about them. It definitely is so sad, yet impressive how much women of the past had to get thru in a male-dominated and discriminatory landscape in history. We definitely should know more of them, and I wish we could recognize not just them, but so many women who made such impacts but were never recognized.

That being said, the book itself was just so detailed and had so much going on, it was really hard to stay invested, and ultimately I kept losing interest. Outside of their brilliance in science in similar fields most of the time there was not crossover between the 4 women's stories. I had anticipated the "sisters" part of that meant that they literally worked together and had collaboration but typically they did not. Some didn't intersect with each other at all (unless I missed that for lack of focus). It was essentially 4 different women's stories going back and forth constantly during the book which, besides being extremely detail-heavy as mentioned, was really hard to keep track of who was who or what was going on.

To be honest, when I requested the book, I thought it was a historical fiction based on real stories because the cover was a graphic image, which I don't think I've ever seen on a nonfiction, so also a little frustrating at the lack of focused attention in the marketing/writing. Again, I'm glad I know about these women that I probably never would have heard of otherwise, as so many women in the sciences or just in advancement in general during the time period, as well as what they went thru to get out of Germany during WW2, but I just felt like it tried to do too much all at once.

Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy of this audiobook. All opinions are mine.

I listened to the audiobook and the narration was well done. I loved the dedication for the book and it was a great opening that set the tone for the book. Though I’m not an expert, I thought I knew a lot about Nazi Germany, WWII, and the Holocaust, but I learned so many things from this book! I love reading about women of WWII and a lot of time it is the spies, the underground and the code breakers I have read about so learning more about the scientists was incredibly interesting and enlightening. The book was clearly well research and I appreciated the primary sources. It’s incredibly informative and paints a very detailed picture of what women academics were facing in the 1930s-40s, worldwide but particularly in Germany. These extraordinary women already faced so much discrimination and challenges merely due to misogyny and sexism, but of course everything became that much worse once the Nazis took power. The book specifically follows the stories of Hedwig Kohn, Lise Meitner, Hertha Sponer, and Hildegard Stücklen, who all had to eventually flee Nazi Germany and eventually settle in the United States due to being Jewish (or having Jewish ancestry), simply being women in academia, or being anti-Nazi. They lost their personal and professional connections, at least to a certain degree, and all experienced setbacks in their careers due to this forced exile. I would love to read more about these women’s lives and accomplishments, because while this book did make me interested to know more. I think each woman could have their own book. The science behind their discoveries and accomplishments to truly demonstrate just how brilliant and groundbreaking the four women’s work was. But…it was a lot I like science. And found appreciative I was listening to the audiobook, or I might have skimmed those sections a bit more. I really enjoyed the book and think students would like it too. A young reader's version would be wonderful.
Thanks to NetGalley for the audiobook to preview.

Olivia Campbell does a wonderful job of walking you through the lives of four pioneering women of physics, Hedwig Kohn, Lise Meitner, Hertha Sponer and Hildegard Stücklen, as they deal with the rise of Hitler in the 1930's. She weaves their stories together in a compelling and thoughtful way and evens throws in some basic science lessons. It was a very interesting listen and Cassandra Campbell did a lovely job of narration!

This book is aptly titled. It is about four female physicists working in Germany when the Nazis come to power. It chronicles the challenges of being a woman scientist, their achievements, and how and when they flee the country.

I thought the narrator had a great voice.

I always love learning about lady scientists because they are so often ignored by historians. The way the book was organized was interesting. Though it bounced between each of the four women, which was occasionally confusing because three of them start with the letter H, an excellent inclusion was the chapters in between their main stories that kept the reader apprised what was happening in the world while these women were living their everyday lives, like the “Civil Service” Law that was enacted by the Nazis and the change in immigration policies in the U.S post World War I.

What was depressing (but super important to acknowledge) are the parallels between Nazi Germany and the U.S. right now. The author including the fates of scientists (both women and men), who were not able to get out of Nazi-occupied territory was also important because though this book focuses on four women who survived, so many did not.

I definitely cried reading about the egregious and unnecessary loss of human life (which is pretty well known and documented). What was also emotionally moving, but for different reasons, was learning that before the Nazis got ahold of Germany, they were considered THE place to be a scientist. Because of the Nazis, they lost most of their scientists, but ALL of their reputation. What an informative read.

This book provides a look at the struggle and terrifying reality faced by women of science when Nazis took over Germany. Focusing on four women the book follows documents their lives from the struggle to obtain degrees and positions to having them ripped away when the Nazis came to power to the struggle to escape Germany. and begin new positions. Their escapes to safety seems like something out of the movies. Well written and interesting it is an important book that shares facts and information about often overlooked women in the sciences. and their contributions. I listened to the audio and the narrator did a good job sharing the information and keeping my attention.

DNF at around 75%. I was so excited to read this but I just could not connect. There was so much science in the story that I was skipping through all of those parts. I’m a science nerd but I don’t want to read about experiments when I wanted to read about the history. Just not for me.

Sisters in Science is the story of four women (Hedwig Kohn, Lise Meitner, Hertha Sponer and Hildegard Stucklen) who fled the Nazis in order to both save their lives and pursue their passion in science in a time when many academics were on the run from Hitler. The story weaves both the historical backgrounds and the women's contributions to their fields seamlessly. As a listener, it was easy to understand the environment they lived in, and the significant impact of their contributions. I found myself interested in researching the topic more, while also being simultaneously disturbed at the realities of the time period and the similiarities of things taking place in today's world to shun the accomplishments of women or keep them in old world gender roles. I found the story immensely interesting and the narrator was engaging and easy to listen to. I found myself transported into the story. The author did a great job of keeping the story easy to understand, given the scientific elements that needed to be included. I did not find myself drifting off at the topic of atoms or spectroscopy, etc. I recommend this book. even if only to learn from the past. We must not repeat it and continue fighting for progress.

Sisters in Science by Olivia Campbell is the story of how Hedwig Kohn, Lise Meitner, Hertha Sponer and Hildegard Stucklen fled the Nazis in order to peruse their passion in science and saves their lives. Olivia Campbell weaves the historical background for their stories and their contributions to their fields in a seamless tapestry that allows the listener to easily understand not only the historical and social environment they lived in, but also allow the listener to understand the immense impact of their contributions. The narrator Cassandra Campbell keeps the listeners thoroughly engaged. I hope all women aspiring to work in STEM fields, or currently working in these fields get an opportunity to listen to this biography and share these stores to inspire women to continue working in STEM fields.

Thank you to Harlequin Audio for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook. My Opinions are my own.