Artifice

Publication Date: November 2023 | Thanks NetGalley for an ARC

Overall Verdict: A must-read for fans of historical fiction! Cameron flawlessly combines past events together to provide well developed characters and a suspenseful plot.

4.5/5 Stars

Book Summary: Growing up in a gallery, Isa has always been surrounded by the art world. When the Nazi occupation of The Netherlands takes hold, she must confront ways to resist and survive. When Isa realizes just how much money can be made selling art forgeries, she risks everything to help the resistance and the rescue of Jewish children.

My Analysis: This book was fantastic. Anyone who enjoys historical fiction will thoroughly enjoy this story. In the authors note Cameron discusses how she pondered the ‘what-if’ possibility of two historical events that were occurring simultaneously colliding, and she does this flawlessly. I appreciate that this author takes on a time period that is frequently written about, but always looks at new perspectives. At some points I almost felt like I was reading a thriller with how suspenseful the plot was. It was a little slow to start, but once you get past that is it pretty fast paced. The only part that I didn’t care for as much was some of Isa’s character traits. They annoyed me, but that also may have been the point. Otherwise, a very solid and well thought out read!