The Road To Freedom Blog Tour and Review

Summary

The Road To Freedom, a novel, by Shawn Pollock shares the story of two German Soldiers, Captain Meier and a young private, stranded behind enemy lines at the end of World War II. As the German work together through Russia, they quickly realize that they need to trust in each other and God to escape alive.

Author Bio

Shawn Pollock grew up in Cache Valley Utah. He served a mission in Japan for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and graduated from Utah State with degrees in Professional Writing and Instructional Technology. The Road to Freedom is his first novel. Check out Shawn Pollock's Facebook page by clicking here.

Review
I've read a couple of fiction books this year and last year dealing with WWII: the beginnings of the war, during the war and the aftermath. Most of those books' characters are civilians dealing with the effects of war (Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Maryann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, The Last Waltz by G.G. Vandagriff, Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse, The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr).

The Road to Freedom is unique in that the main characters would normally be considered the "enemy" to most people from allied countries. Another unique trait of the book is that one of the German Soldiers is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and carries around a Book of Mormon with a picture of an American missionary who helped him discover his faith. As the German soldiers try to find their way back home safely they relive memories and share beliefs that help provide an understanding as to who they are and who they want to be. It was interesting to see the perspectives of the characters and what brought them into the conflict. I think this novel is appealing to both male and female audiences - teens to adults. The book is clean and interesting to read. As I was reading this book, the struggle of remaining alive behind enemy lines reminded me of the movies, Saints and Soldiers and the end of The Great Escape. This is a great story to read for Memorial Day and a great gift idea for Father's Day. To learn more about The Road to Freedom, click here (Currently, the kindle version is only .99 on Amazon).

Blog Tour

May 15-Reading, Writing, and Stitch-Metic
May 16-A Holland Reads
May 17-A Blue Million Books
May 18-Life is What It’s Called
May 22-Singing Librarian Books
May 24-My Book a Day
May 25-Starting in the Middle
May 26-Shannon Symonds – Author

Please note that I received a free digital copy of this book to facilitate this review. This does not impact or influence my opinion. Please also note that this post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.