About half-way through I was thinking this was a very good book deserving 4 stars. Towards the end, I knew that The Nightingale was worthy of the 5 stars that so many readers have given it. 
 Kristin Hannah's story stands well with the many other books depicting the tragedies off WWII and the Holocaust. Not only that, it manages to carve its own niche in the field. I admit to getting caught up in this story of two sisters in the middle of a war, and found myself reading during work breaks, and late at night. In the beginning, I was a bit unsure of the characters and their reactions, but with each chapter the plot continued to draw me in while it built in intensity. 
 I'll probably remember the story of Isabelle & Vianne for some time to come.