A bit about the author:

ellieerose_ is a Watty award-winning writer who enjoys bubble tea, traveling (especially to Germany), historical fiction books, violin, and swing dancing. Her motivation to write is: "I write to inspire."

Title:

It sounds more of a poetry book based on the title than a novel, but that's just me. I think that the subtitle is unnecessary, but that's personal opinion. ;P 

Cover:

It's um... Very white. While simple is nice, it's almost too simple and if I were to see it in a book store, I wouldn't give a second glance. For one, the title needs to be more pronounced instead of being so tiny, and there should be more color on it, especially as this is Wattpad and white covers no longer contrast nicely against the background of the website. *cough*

Blurb:

I like the blurb. It's a good blurb and it definitely got me interested in the story. There are some parts, however, that felt unnecessary and should be cut for better flow. But overall, it's a nice blurb and I liked it. 

The Good:

Not sure when you wrote this after By the Potomac, but I can already tell such a marked change in the writing. It's not as great as Stellina, but I can already see so much improvement as far as phrasing goes. Such beautiful imagery is present and I can definitely tell that there's a lot of potential in it being developed further in later drafts. :) The world-building, also, is much more developed than By the Potomac and I was able to immerse myself in the post-World War II years easily. 

The Bad: 

The grammar was good for the most part. Just a few places where the tense abruptly changed from past to present. The phrasing in some sections would flow better as smoothed out, but over all, it wasn't anything too serious that light editing wouldn't fix. 

The biggest issue that I had with this story was plot holes. I had several questions that arose up that never got answered. Some of them I commented on, but I'm also going to put them here. How does Marietta know German? For instance. Or how did she know Nico? Maybe I just wasn't paying attention when reading, but I just found myself lost in the story's progression as everything moved so fast and lack of details made it confusing to follow sometimes. I would suggest working your plot more, slowing things down and explaining all these little things so that other readers aren't confused. ;) You did an excellent job with Stellina so I know it's possible to pull it off well. 

What the Reader Thought:

I actually really liked this story and I'm really interested in seeing where it goes, so I hope you update soon. :D While there are things that still confuse me, part of it due to the fact you didn't want to reveal so much to the reader and therefore spoil the plot, I'm very invested in this story and I hope that that Marietta soon gets the answers to her questions. :) Keep it up! 

Score: 7.5/10