Ensnare (Berlin Butterfly #1) by Leah Moyes

Summary

Stay or flee? Life or family? An impossible choice.
It's Aug 13, 1961, in Berlin Germany. Nationale Volksarmee soldiers roll barbed wire across the war-torn city to create the first Berlin Wall. Families are separated, livelihoods destroyed, death comes easily as crippling fear paralyzes the occupants on both sides of the wall. Fifteen-year-old Ella is faced with an agonizing decision. Does she risk crossing the wall and possible death to reach her family? Or does she embrace her new life and blossoming love that could be wrenched from her at any moment? West Germany and possible freedom or East Germany and controlled chaos?
Ensnare, the first book in the “Berlin Butterfly” series, is a story of life, love, survival and the struggle of living through the dark early years of the Berlin Wall. Readers will be captivated with Ella’s strength, determination, and vulnerability as she opens her heart amidst a dangerous and terrifying journey. 

My Thoughts

I have really been into historical fiction lately and then one totally swept me away!  Although, some historical fictions fell a bit like you're reading a history book but, thankfully this one does not.  It is a beautifully well-written book that makes you feel all of the emotions that you'd expect from this era.  I can't sing its praises enough!

This isn't actually your typical historical fiction either.  I read where someone else posted that instead of how this type of book usually tells the story about a person who is trying to survive on the wrong side of the government, yet this one is about Berlin's people surviving a life in Germany during 1961 and they were definitely right.  I appreciate the different perspective.

Well done, Leah Moyes, well done!

*Note: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.