Thanks so much to NetGalley, the publisher and author for the opportunity to read and review this book.
As in with all of the books concerning the atrocities of the Holocaust, this is a tough read. This book is centered around Mengele and all of the horrible experiments he conducted on people, especially twins or anyone who could be perceived different or special.
Sasha and Pearl are a set of those twins in Mengele's Zoo. Sasha believes she has been given "deathlessness" by Mengele and can't succumb to any of the torture, unlike her sister, Pearl. Another interesting topic was those who committed atrocities because they were made to do so - how culpable are they? We automatically think of everyone involved as being totally evil, Miri may make you see some grays in that thought.
It's beautifully written but sometimes the story was a bit too flowery or maybe fairy-tale like - I kept wanting to skim some passages to further the story. The first half of the book was 5 stars to me; the second more like 3.
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