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The Blurb
In a world torn by hatred, reckless Stefan Harkel finds himself expelled from home at sixteen and drawn to the Nazi Party's Brownshirt Unit. But when the Führer turns against his own during the Night of Long Knives, Stefan vows vengeance for those he lost.
Joining an anti-Nazi resistance, Stefan’s thirst for revenge leads him to a supernatural twist: he’s chosen as a warden in Hell, granted a Contract for Zone N-1, home to the soul of Reinhard Heydrich, a key architect of the Holocaust. Yet, he’s not alone in this dark game; a ruthless Nazi seeks to claim the power of the Contracts for himself.
As the fate of Europe hangs in the balance, Stefan must protect his Contract from falling into enemy hands, confronting the ultimate battle between good and evil.
Elyse Hoffman delivers a gripping tale of redemption and resilience in the shadow of World War II.
My Review
I have had the good fortune of reading books by this author before so I was thrilled to be invited onto the blog tour for this book. In fact, they were all part of the Project 613 series. I haven't necessarily read them in order, or read the entire series as they do work very well as standalone novels. I have included links to my reviews of those books at the bottom of this review.
This book is slightly different in that it has a supernatural element running alongside a cracking good story. The main character, Stefan, is a German homosexual serving in the SA just prior to the beginning of World War II. However, some of the atrocities that he witnesses lead him to join the resistance group, Black Fox. The story takes quite a turn when Stefan is offered the opportunity to become a God of Hell and oversee the punishment of some of the Nazi's responsible for the brutal mass murders which he had witnessed.
I must confess, it took me a little while to reconcile these two differing parts of the story. However, I did feel that they aligned well enough by the end of the story. The author weaves the present, past and supernatural elements of the books together splendidly and it was easy to differentiate which part of the book that I was reading.
She is a good storyteller, and I have been very impressed by this series of books. There were some good twists and turns throughout the book and I was satisfied with the ending.
I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys historical fiction with a supernatural element thrown in.
Book Details
ISBN: 978 1952742354
Publisher: Project 613 Publishing
Formats: e-book, hardback and paperback (currently available on Kindle Unlimited)
No. of Pages: 216 (paperback)
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About the Author
Elyse Hoffman is an award-winning author who strives to tell historical tales with new twists. Having studied WWII since the age of thirteen and with interests in fantasy and Jewish folklore, she loves to combine them in her writing. Elyse started writing novels at fourteen and finished her first historical fiction work at fifteen. She has published eight books: five in a series called The Barracks of the Holocaust, and three novels, including The Book of Uriel, Where David Threw Stones, and Fracture. In her spare time, she loves to read, work on pretty keyboards, and hang out with her co-authors - her Goldendoodle Ari and her ex-feral cat, Echo.
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(ARC courtesy of The Write Reads)
(all opinions are my own)
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