Blog Tour – Adiel and the Fuhrer by Elyse Hoffman

Title – Adiel and the Fuhrer

Author – Elyse Hoffman

Genre – Alternate History

It has been a pretty long time since I have put up any kind of blogpost, so there might be a bit out of touch from my regular review style. Elyse Hoffman has been one of those authors whose books I have been reviewing for a while now and this is my third book by the author that I have picked up and to say the least, it did kind of help me pick up my reading pace. ‘Adiel and the Fuhrer’ is an alternative history which deals with the concept of what would have happened if the world’s most feared dictator, Adolf Hitler was taken out of the equation and how different the world would have been.

Blurb:

Adiel Goldstein has a good life. Despite the anti-Semitism he faces as a German Jew, he has everything he wants. A dream job as an art professor, good friends, a loving father, and a precious nine-year-old daughter, Kaia. But his life is about to be upended. An old comrade from his time fighting in the Great War is gaining power: a man named Hitler. Adiel’s father insists that they need to leave the country before Hitler becomes the leader of Germany.

Adiel and his family plan to move to America, but before they can even pack their bags, he and Kaia make a shocking discovery. Adiel’s father, Natan Goldstein, is from the future. A Holocaust survivor who lost his family to unspeakable tragedy, Natan was given the chance to go back in time and take the life of Adolf Hitler. But when he failed to kill the future Führer, he devoted himself to his new family and awaited the inevitable.

Natan can’t face the Holocaust again, but Adiel’s unique connection to Hitler means he might be able to succeed where his father failed. Adiel now has a choice: escape as planned and let history repeat itself, or sacrifice everything to stop the Holocaust before it can begin.

My Take on the Book:

For someone who has been out of touch on reading, this did pose me quite a difficult start but knowing Elyse’s book I was sure it would be quite a roller coaster ride. Just like the author’s previous books, this one also dealt with the theme of Jews and World War 2 and the lives of the people revolving during those difficult times. The book started with Adiel’s mother trying to keep her son away from hate and yet as the timeline moves ahead, we see how Adiel turned out to be someone who was hated throughout history and yet here he is leading an alternative life that could have been something that Adolf as well could have led.

With numerous time travelling books and movies that I have read or seen, one thing that every material stresses on is that how much we ever try to change the course of history, nature would still make sure that the history does not change and the timeline comes back to what this world was destined to be. The same can be said true about the plot here where eventhough we see that the original dictator was made to leave the timeline, the world was still moving towards the vast destruction that was already written in the history. It was an interesting take to see whether Kaia, who comes to know the horrifying truth along with her father and grandfather be able to bring about a change for a peaceful future.

The author’s writing as always had been quite pleasing to read and the author makes sure that the plot isn’t stretched unnecessary across the pages. There have been times that the reader is able to predict what is to come in the next few pages but what one couldn’t be ready for is the ultimate plot twist that came halfway through the book that brought the curious me to flip pages quickly. Pick it up if you are looking for something light and yet interesting to make your reading experience even better.

My Rating – 🌟🌟🌟🌟(4 out of 5 stars)

About the Author:

Elyse Hoffman is an award-winning author who strives to tell historical tales with new twists. Having studied WWII since the age of thirteen and with interests in fantasy and Jewish folklore, she loves to combine them in her writing. Elyse started writing novels at fourteen and finished her first historical fiction work at fifteen. She has published eight books: five in a series called The Barracks of the Holocaust, and three novels, including The Book of Uriel, Where David Threw Stones, and Fracture. In her spare time, she loves to read, work on pretty keyboards, and hang out with her co-authors – her Goldendoodle Ari and her ex-feral cat, Echo.