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I literally just started it!

I just finished it, and loved it - so engrossing. Beware, though, that it is SAD! Which I should have expected, given that it's about France during the Nazi occupation, but it made me sob.

I put off reading it for a long time because I also recently read The Goldfinch, which I hated, and it put me off The [bird name] books, but they're nothing alike.

@erinbaderin: Haaahaha please tell me you are kidding me. I just downloaded it after getting it on my library waiting list and haven't started it yet - I had just finished All The Light We Cannot See and complained the whole time to DH that every single freaking novel has to be about WWII/Nazis/Holocaust now. There are other interesting topics!!

[ETA] Okay though admittedly I did end up really enjoying All The Light We Cannot See...

It's great! Easy read but really good. It is sad though.

I liked it, but thought it was particularly dark for Kristin Hannah books.

@MrsSCB: Does All the Light We Cannot See get better? I was intrigued by reviews and started it, but couldn't get into it in time, so back to the library it went!

I thought The Nightingale was excellent. It stayed with me, and I would definitely recommend it. What I wouldn't recommend is the audio version. I started with it and borrowed a friend's kindle to switch to the text because I just couldn't stand the terrible faux French accent and slow pace of the audio book.

@PawPrints: I read it right after All the Light as well. I wouldn't recommend that if you're looking to mix it up. Both are about the Nazi occupation of Vichy France.