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I Must Betray You is a fast-paced page-turner that I read in one day. I am right there feeling the tension, the helplessness, and desperation.

Structure and Writing: A straighforward timeline, a first person point of view, and a likable main character draw you into the story….it’s personal and dangerous. History Repeats Itself: I Must Betray You is relevant, timely, sobering, and compelling in light of the current war against Ukraine. Perhaps you’ve read from her backlist: Salt to the Sea, Between Shades of Gray, The Fountains of Silence, Out of the Easy. I’m proud to be a Sepetys completist! She’s one of my auto buy authors. Early Christmas shopping for your favorite reader?! You’re welcome.Ĭrossover Author: Adults as well as mature teens will enjoy the work of Ruta Sepetys. Put this into the hands of every mature teen (14+) you know! So relevant to current events. Unputdownable: I know a book is in that elusive 5 star range when I read it in ONE day! Engaging from the first page, I Must Betray You will be on my most memorable reads of the year list. But what can a young man do? How can he make a difference? How will he make his voice heard? My Thoughts: He hears rumors of revolution and yearns to join it. Cristian is forced into the impossible situation of betraying friends and family. Seventeen-year-old Cristian along with other citizens of Romania deal with intimidation, isolation, fear, repression, hunger, blackmail, informants, and having no voice. In 1989, Romania is ruled by dictator, Nicalae Ceausescu. Genre/Categories/Setting: Young Adult Historical Fiction, Romania, Communism, Freedom ***This post contains Amazon affiliate links. One of my favorite YA histfic authors is Ruta Sepetys….and I’m proud to declare myself a Sepetys completist! You may be familiar with her back list: Salt to the Sea, Between Shades of Gray, The Fountains of Silence, and Out of the Easy.įollowing today’s review, I’ll list a few of my favorite YA titles.ĭo you have a favorite YA author or recomendation? Today for the March #WhatsOnYourBookshelfChallenge I’m focusing on “Young Adult” fiction as I bring you a review of I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys.Įvery year, I commit to reading a few YA fiction titles. I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys Are You Young at Heart?ĭo You Have YA Fiction on Your Bookshelf?