Emily Waits (emilylovesreading_)'s Reviews > Midnight on the Scottish Shore

[Thank you to @netgalley and Revell for my gifted e-copy in exchange for an honest review.]

Set in World War II Scotland, Cilla van der Zee is a young Dutch woman who is desperate to escape Nazi’s occupation of the Netherlands. In order to escape, Cilla decides to do something unconscionable: agree to become a spy for the Nazis in order to escape once they deliver her to Britain. When the time comes for Cilla to escape, she’s caught by a Scottish officer in the Royal Navy who immediately turns her in for being a Nazi spy.

I absolutely adore Sarah Sundin novels. I’ve been so excited for Midnight on the Scottish Shore since it was announced! World War II historical fiction, especially Christian historical fiction is one of my all-time favorites, and World War II espionage is always fascinating. I knew I would love this book!

Cilla and Lachlan were such a great slow burn romance, and I loved their characters together and individually. This book was full of biblical themes, redemption, particularly. The author takes the opportunity in this story to explore wrestling with the conscience, as well as what loyalty means and who and what is truly worthy of it. I love an excellent story with deep themes!

Towards the end this book really started to feel like a romantic suspense novel with a historical setting. I’m here for that! So good!

Highly recommend Midnight on the Scottish Shore.