I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
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Web ID: 16748407What a journey. What a story. What a book!
โ๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ?โ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ! Ruta Sepetys delivers yet another unforgettable masterpiece with ๐ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฝ๐๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ช, plunging us into the heart of 1989 communist Romania. This isnโt just historical fictionโitโs an emotional rollercoaster, a thriller, and a sobering look at a regime built on fear and betrayal. ๐ง The audiobook? Absolutely phenomenal. Edoardo Balleriniโs narration brought every character to life with so much depth, it felt like I was right there in Cristianโs world. โ๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ.โ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ต๏ธ Historical Thriller Vibes: Think spies, secrets, and constant suspenseโevery chapter leaves you guessing who you can trust. ๐ Powerful Writing: Rutaโs words hit like a punch to the gut and linger long after youโve closed the book. โค๏ธ Heart-Wrenching Relationships: From Cristianโs bond with his grandfather to the tension in his friendships, the emotional stakes are sky-high. ๐ Unseen History: A shocking glimpse into the brutal realities of communist Romania that you probably didnโt learn about in school. โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ. ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ตโ๐ด ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ถ๐ด.โ ๐ ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ปโ๐ ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ Cristianโs chilling discovery of whoโs spying on himโprepare for your jaw to drop. ๐ The heartbreaking letters and notes Cristian writes that capture his desperation and hope. 1๏ธโฃ That last chapter, numbered โ1,โ symbolizing a new beginningโitโs perfection. ๐งโ๐งโ๐งโ๐ง The epilogue where Cristian uncovers the truth about his life and the people around him. โ๐๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ง๐ณ๐ข๐จ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ. ๐๐ต ๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ด ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ.โ โ ๏ธ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ This book deals with oppression, betrayal, violence, starvation, illness, and death. Itโs raw and real, but never gratuitous. โ๐๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐ช๐ตโ๐ด ๐ข ๐ญ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐บ. ๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด, ๐ช๐ตโ๐ด ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ท๐ข๐ญ.โ ๐ญ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ต๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐๐ This isnโt just a storyโitโs a wake-up call. Itโs a reminder of how fragile freedom can be and the bravery it takes to fight for it. Sepetys masterfully balances heartbreak with hope, leaving you sobbing one moment and inspired the next. โ๐๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฆ? ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐บ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฃ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ.โ If you love historical fiction that hits hard and teaches you something new, this is the book. Plus, the short chapters make it impossible to put down. 5+ stars for both the book and the audiobookโabsolute must-read (or must-listen). โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฐ๐ญ๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐บ ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ.โ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: ๐ฑ/๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐: Compelling historical depth. Emotional resonance. Masterful storytelling. Complex characters. Relevance and timeliness. Itโs rare for a book to balance history, heart, and suspense so seamlessly, and this one does it brilliantly.
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Amazing Plot Twist!!
The way this story was told kept readers guessing to find out who the culprit was. This in my opinion did not have a predictable twist which made it more enjoyable to read. Cristian takes us on a journey to learn about the dangerous task he is roped into and the further the story develops, the more that there is at stake for Cristian as he navigates right from wrong without betraying the people closest to him. Prior to reading this novel, I did not know much about Romania other than the fact that it was in Europe, however, this book gives a little bit of background on the history of Romania through the lens of Cristian's story. The story is one to keep you on your toes and one that is unputdownable. It involves student revolution, which I think is always interesting to read about especially when it comes to conflict of political regime. I would recommend this book just for the plot alone and Sepetys' writing greatly portrays the struggle of a young boy's story in the midst of chaos and political conflict.
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A good read, but...
The book is a good read, however, when compared to SALT TO THE SEA (excellent +) or OUT OF THE EASY, this one falls short of her capabilities.
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Best book Iโve read
Iโve read a lot of books. My favorite genre is romance and tragedy. When I was assigned this historical fiction in my English class, I was slightly annoyed because I usually donโt like historical fictions. However this book was truly OUTSTANDING. The wording and descriptions were so relatable and beautifully written. This book was a beautiful mix of history, romance, and tragedy. It truly made me more grateful for what I have. Itโs heartbreaking but also inspiring. This book is truly one of my favorite reads and I LOVE how it is accurate and includes words from the Romanian language. The writing was so beautiful that I decided to read another historical fiction from Ruta Sepetys (Between Shades of Grey). She is truly an amazing and extremely talented author.
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I learn so much from this author's books!
Iโve only read/listened to one other book by this author, but I know that at some point I need to read them all. What I liked about this one, as I did about her first book, is that she takes a time period and place in history that isnโt as well known as so many other historical events and places, and brings it to life. And that she used teens to do it makes it so perfect for me to share with my students. This was something going on during my own teen years. I recognized the name of the gymnast they talked about escaping the country. But you know what, I donโt remember hearing about anything else with this when it was going on. Such a great story, so much emotion and intense events, such great description of a way to try to understand just what the people in this country had to go through. I also love the authorโs extra note at the end about what got her to write the story.
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