The Nightingale Book Review

Written By MK

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Book Review and Recommendation.

Date: 3-01-25 Post Written By: MK Overall Rating: 10/10 Buy on Amazon: The Nightingale

The Nightingale book cover picture

Book Cover Rating: 10/10

(My personal opinion)

Author: Kristin Hannah

Pages: 564

Genre: Historical Fiction

Subplots: Romance, War

Publisher: St. Martin’s Press

Published: 2015

Number of Editions: 229

Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, Ebook, Audio

Awards Won: Audie Award for Fiction, Goodreads Choice Award for Historical Fiction and Nominee for Best of the Best, Dublin Literary Award Nominee, and more.

Goodreads Rating: 4.64/5

# of Goodreads Ratings: 1,718,182

Amazon Rating: 4.7/5

# of Amazon Ratings: 348,843

Movie/TV Show?? : Movie!!

Book Type: Standard

POV Type: Multi, Third Person

Pacing: Average

Generally: A moving, emotional rollercoaster about two sisters during a war

Hook:

In the quiet village of Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac says good-bye to her husband, Antoine, as he heads for the Front. She doesn’t believe that the Nazis will invade France…but invade they do, in droves of marching soldiers, in caravans of trucks and tanks, in planes that fill the skies and drop bombs upon the innocent. When a German captain requisitions Vianne’s home, she and her daughter must live with the enemy or lose everything. Without food or money or hope, as danger escalates all around them, she is forced to make one impossible choice after another to keep her family alive.

Vianne’s sister, Isabelle, is a rebellious eighteen-year-old, searching for purpose with all the reckless passion of youth. While thousands of Parisians march into the unknown terrors of war, she meets Gaëtan, a partisan who believes the French can fight the Nazis from within France, and she falls in love as only the young can…completely. But when he betrays her, Isabelle joins the Resistance and never looks back, risking her life time and again to save others.



My Review

Going Into It:

Going into this book I was so EXCITED because I’ve heard so many good reviews of it!!

Main Characters:

  1. Vianne Mauriac- Vianne is a French woman. Her husband fights in the war and she has a young daughter. Vianne tends to be overly cautious and likes to please others, but will do anything to protect her daughter.

  2. Isabelle Rossignol- Isabelle is Vianne’s younger sister. Isabelle is reckless and passionate, but mostly because she had to be growing up. No one has ever cared too much about her, and she feels very alone.

    WOW WOW WOW!! I LOVED these characters and cared about them with EVERYTHING inside me!! There was still room for massive character growth, even though I’ve loved them throughout the whole book.

Character Rating: 10/10

Setting:

This book takes place for the majority in France, but also bits in Spain and the USA.

Beautiful, descriptive, enchanting, desolate, and MORE!! I don’t even have the words to fully describe how great this was!! It switched back and forth from current time to the past, and I LOVED that so much!!

Setting Rating: 10/10

Plot:

😭😭😭😭😭😭So sad and sweet and AMAZING all at once!! I LOVED every part of this plot!! It was unique, had great pacing, and makes you SO attached to every part of this book.

Plot Rating: 10/10

Writing:

Literally PERFECT. Enough said. I could not admire and love Kristin Hannah and her beautiful writing more.

Writing Rating: 10/10

Ending:

😭😭😭😭So sweet and sad!! I loved this ending and how it wrapped up the whole story. I loved how the past connected so well with the present too!!

Ending Rating: 10/10

The Overall:

I could not recommend this more, and LOVED this book with every part of me!! 😭😭It was so sad, but also sweet, and made me more invested in a book than I ever have been before. The writing was literally PERFECT. I’ve given books perfect 5 stars before, but this book was SO MUCH better than any of them. 5 stars (obviously), and THE SINGLE BEST book I have ever read award. 😊🏆

Overall Book Rating: 10/10

I would un-doubtably recommend this book

Buy on Amazon:

The Nightingale

ChatGPT’s Opinion: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah is a historical fiction novel set during World War II in Nazi-occupied France. It follows two sisters, Vianne and Isabelle, who have very different approaches to survival. Vianne is cautious and protective, while Isabelle is rebellious and daring. The novel explores their emotional and physical struggles, the sacrifices they make, and their growth through the war. It’s a powerful story of love, resilience, and survival, with a focus on the often-overlooked role of women during wartime. The book is deeply emotional, richly detailed, and praised for its portrayal of human strength in the face of tragedy.

  • Kristin Hannah is the award-winning and bestselling author of more than 20 novels including the international blockbuster, The Nightingale, which was named Goodreads Best Historical fiction novel for 2015 and won the coveted People’s Choice award for best fiction in the same year.  Additionally, it was a selection of the Reese Witherspoon Book Club in 2023. It was named a Best Book of the Year by Amazon, iTunes, Buzzfeed, the Wall Street Journal, Paste, and The Week.  In 2018, The Great Alone became an instant New York Times #1 bestseller and was named the Best Historical Novel of the Year by Goodreads.

    The Four Winds was published in February of 2021 and immediately hit #1 on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Indie bookstores’ bestseller lists.  Additionally, it was selected as a book club pick by the both Today Show and the Book Of the Month club, which named it the best book of 2021.  

    The Nightingale is currently in production at Tri Star, with Dakota and Elle Fanning set to star.  Tri Star has also optioned The Great Alone and it is in development.  Firefly Lane, her beloved novel about two best friends, was the #1 Netflix series around the world, in the week it came out.  The popular tv show stars Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke and Season Two is currently set to conclude the series on April 27, 2023.  

    A former attorney, Kristin lives in the Pacific Northwest.

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