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This was one that definitely lived up to the blurb. Friedrich is from Switzerland and longs to...
Friedrich is quite a naive boy and has come to Berlin from Switzerland to exeprience the...
This is ultimately a story of falling in love for the first time. However, this is set in Berlin...
I came to this book with no in depth knowledge of who it was about. Whilst the title is...
Unfortunately I couldn't get into this. The idea of it really caught my attention. May just be I...
In 1942, Friedrich, an even-keeled but unworldly young man, arrives in Berlin from bucolic...
I found this book a really mixed bag. There were some aspects of it that I really enjoyed and...
`Stella' is a beautifully written novel that tells the story of Friedrich, his early sheltered...
I was interested in the storyline of Stella as I find that period of history fascinating although...
I’m not usually into history novels which entwine fact and fiction, however, this was a good...
I read the first impression of this book through ReadersFirst and received a free gifted copy,...
Stella is an absorbing read but a difficult subject matter (unlikely to be a surprise once you’ve...
Rounded up from around 3.5 stars ⭐️ This novel seamlessly blended fact and fiction in a...
The central premise of an unworldly young Swiss man traveling to war torn Berlin takes a bit to...
Takis is a new author to me and I like the excitement of the unknown, but was disappointed. It...
I don't know if it's the way the book was written, or if it happened in translation, but it...
Although I'm an avid reader of the Nazi Germany period and admittedly am keen to read any book...
I enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I would - historical fiction is not really my bag,...
To be honest, this book isn't really my taste because I like reading modern books set in modern...
I really loved 'Stella' and I think it is one of the pillars of literature about World War II. It...
Most of the characters in this story are fictional, but the story is also based on a true story....
Where to start? Stella tells the miserable story of betrayal and harsh love, where no happiness...
I have to start by saying that I’m a big fan of pretty much any book set, or in any way related...
An interesting read including history, war and love. The book is has been translated from German,...
This is a book of innocence and deception. Friedrich, an unworldly young Swiss man, with...
This book had me gripped from the beginning to the end, in fact I couldn't put it down. ...
A thought provoking and sobering read about Berlin in 1942. Frederich (Fritz) travelled to Berlin...
I didn’t enjoy reading Stella so was glad it was a very short book - only 193 pages. (Although I...
Beautifully written and flows seamlessly from sentence to sentence. So much subtle but important...
Friedrich arrives in Berlin from Switzerland during the Second World War, with hopes of becoming...
This book could Go both ways where his life tunes out good or bad. What would you want the story...
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