Vienna Prelude (Zion Covenant, 1)

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Summary: Heartbreakingly Wonderful!
Review: Have you ever read a book that was so excellent you couldn't stand it because you become the characters and every hurt they feel and every joy they feel becomes your own? That's how this book is.

The author develops the characters so well that you can emerge yourself into them and feel their emotions. I felt Elisa's pain when her father was arrested, her hurt over Thomas's betrayal, her joy during that one perefect day she had with John, and cried with her when she left him to enlist Thomas to help find her father.

I could not put this book down it moved so quickly. I stayed up one night until I finished it, because near the end there is so much suspense I knew I would never sleep not knowing what happened to Elisa and Murphy.

Vienna Prelude depicts the horror of the Nazi regime like no history book could ever dream of. Unlike history books, it doesn't sugar coat the horrors behind dates and facts, but shows the emotions, the fears, and the struggles of the people caught up in the horrors of WWII. I saw clearly how the United States and Brittain KNEW what was happening, and, to my frustration and disgust, didn't do squat because it didn't affect them.

This was one of those books that I wanted so badly to get to the end of so I could know what happened, but yet when I got there, I was sorry the book was over because, until I could get the next book at least, I couldn't escape fom everyday routine into the life of Elisa Lindheim.

I think absolutely everyone should read this book. Five stars isn't enough! A book this excellent deserves at least 6 1/2 out of five! If you buy this book, do yourself a favor and buy the second book at the same time, because you will probably be as upset as I was if you have to wait to continue the story.

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Summary: THE GREATEST THRILLER EVER WRITTEN
Review: THE ZION CHRONICLES AND THE ZION COVENANT, ARE THE MOST FASCINATING BOOKS I HAVE EVER READ.THE AUTHOR DOESN'T LET YOU PUT DOWN THE BOOK, EVEN FOR 1 SECOND.I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO INTERESTED IN HITLER'S STORY OR WHAT HAPPENED IN JERUSALEM UNTIL I READ THESE BOOKS. VIENNA PRELUDE IS SUCH A WONDERFUL BOOK, THAT I EVEN CRIED WHEN THEY WOULD TELL ALL THE UGLY STORIES OF HOW MANY PEOPLE WHERE SENTENCED TO LIFE AS SLAVES OR JUST SIMPLY NOT GIVEN ANY MORE RIGHT TO LIVE. I MEAN NOBODY HAS THE POWER (EXCEPT GOD) TO GIVE THAT RIGHT AWAY!!!!ELISA IS SO FULL OF LIFE AND SHE HAS A WONDERFUL LIFE WITH ALL HER FRIENDS AND LEAH OF COURSE! BUT EVERYTHING GOES WRONG WHEN HITLER STARTS HIS UGLY WAYS OF "GETTING RID OF JEWS".ELISA WAS ALMOST KILLED, RISKING HER LIFE TO HELP OTHERS ESCAPE THE PRE WORLD WAR II AUSTRIA.AGAIN, THIS IS THE GREATEST THRILLER THAT I HAVE READ IN MY LIFE

Rating:
Summary: Way Better Than 5 Stars
Review: This is the best book I've ever read! You actually do feel what the characters feel. You will not be able to put this book down! It is such a wonderfully moving book.