Resistance by Jennifer Nielsen | Book Review

All opinions expressed here are my own. This post may contain affiliate links that we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Disclosure here.

“Inspiring, WWII, and gripping.”

My summary of the book

Chaya Linder is a teenage Jewish girl living in Poland during the Nazi occupation. After her sister and brother disappear, the danger is at every corner. Chaya must fight for Jewish people’s rights, and thanks to her fair features, she became a courier for the Akiva Resistance. On one of Akiva’s missions, a tragic accident devastates the Resistance. Now Chaya is on her own with another member named Esther to free Warsaw from the Nazi’s grip. Will they succeed?

My thoughts

Resistance is an inspirational, emotional, and chilling book. Scary because my stomach twisted with the Nazis’ horror, and some parts of the story were sad.

Inspirational because Chaya and her Resistance team are brave and fearless.

This historical fiction book is well-researched and so suspenseful. It’s well-written that the author makes you feel like you’re there.

My rating

See on Book Depository

About the author

“Jennifer A. Nielsen is the acclaimed author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Ascendance Series: The False Prince, The Runaway King, The Shadow Throne, The Captive Kingdom, and The Shattered Castle. She also wrote the New York Times bestseller The Traitor’s Game and its sequels, The Deceiver’s Heart, and The Warrior’s Curse; the New York Times bestselling Mark of the Thief trilogy: Mark of the Thief, Rise of the Wolf, and Wrath of the Storm; the standalone fantasy The Scourge; and the critically acclaimed historical thrillers A Night Divided, Resistance, Words on Fire, and Rescue. Jennifer collects old books, loves good theater, and thinks that a quiet afternoon in the mountains makes for a nearly perfect moment. She lives in northern Utah with her family and is probably sneaking in a bite of dark chocolate right now.” – Book Depository.

More by the author

• The False Prince (The Ascendance Series, Book 1)
• A Night Divided
• And many more.