Readin' and Dreamin'

Shadowboxing takes place in 1943 Germany. Dr. Kristopher Lehrer is on the run, accused of a murder he did not commit. He also possess knowledge that could be catastrophic if he's forced to reveal it to the Gestapo.

With Lehrer is Michel, a member of the Resistance. While on the run, the two develop strong feelings for each other, but both resist it with an uncertain future ahead of them.

A good story, but a bit wordy in some place. I started to realize this once I found myself skimming over paragraphs. We're also shown the point of view of characters other than Lehrer or Michel, but I felt some of them weren't necessary. There was also another possible romance floating around, too.

Once I finished, I realized I couldn't pinpoint some of the characters' personalities, even the main ones. However, I did like the two female characters in the book: Clara (Lehrer's sister) and Juliane (a sister of a member of the Gestapo). They were both brave, unflinching in the view of danger.

The ending leaves us up in the air. Everyone is still on the run, so we're left to decide for ourselves who survives and who doesn't. I do like endings that aren't definite endings, but I felt this was kind of abrupt.

Overall, a good story set in Berlin during WWII. What a suffocating place that was.

I was provided a galley of this from NetGalley. This didn't affect my opinions.