An amazing and fascinating historical fiction book set on the gorgeous Greek island of Kefalonia during ww2. With resistance activity, love and danger all mixed together. I also enjoyed the romance side of the story even thought it was heartbreaking at times.
Would definitely recommend

this book was stunning. i have read a few books now of wartime in Kefalonia. its one of my favourite places to read about. and its hard sometimes to see this place now so beautiful and cherished, was once the beating drum of cruelty and war time events, all on such a small place.
Oliver and Natalie were fantastic characters. they both balance each other out in their strengths. but Natalie for me was so kick ass i loved having such a take no rubbish woman. ive read more and more recently of what woman had to do whilst "left" at home and once again am finding them extraordinary. its a braver we only hear of in a side piece of the man of wartime. and so i try to actively seek out stories of war featuring them.
what Natalie and Oliver had to face both for their own lives and their paired hearts was risky as hell. and it would test anyone to their limits. the need to fight, the need for justice, the need for love is all scooped up in this page turner of a novel. and how do you be brave, fight for good when you are against one disgusting seemingly unstoppable in their cruelty enemy?
you could feel their feelings ramp up off the pages throughout. and you were wishing alongside them for it to turn out with some semblance of ok.
this book was brilliant. totally captured my hours right until the end.

Love, Lies & a Lot of Trouble in Paradise

This book swept me off my feet like a sailor in a storm—dangerous, daring, and dripping with tension, romance, and enough WWII drama to make my heart do somersaults.

The Weight of Loyalty is an emotional story set during WWII on the island of Kefalonia, where love and danger collide in unforgettable ways. Oliver and Natalía’s journey—through heartbreak, resistance, and impossible choices—captured my attention from the first page. I really enjoyed the vivid setting and the way the story balanced intense historical detail with raw, human emotion. It’s the kind of book that reminds you just how brave ordinary people can be in extraordinary times.

Enemies, secrets, spies, and steamy tension? Yes, please! 💣💋 I couldn’t flip the pages of The Weight of Loyalty fast enough. Oliver’s washed-up-on-a-war-torn-shore vibe mixed with Natalía’s take-no-crap attitude? Perfection. This book is like sneaking into a war movie but getting way more romance, betrayal, and gut-punch plot twists than you bargained for. If you like your historical fiction hot, heroic, and hella risky—you need to read this. 🔥