The chapters were surprisingly short, yet that actually made the larger story more approachable. Readers might want to consider themselves warned on that count. Likewise, it doesn’t shy away from the graphic nature of the events that occurred in 1989. It is brilliant, tense, and incredibly emotional. I Must Betray You very much lives up to the high expectations readers like to have. It is impossible to do anything other than feel for the characters in her story, as it feels like we’re transported in time, only allowed to watch the story as it unfolds. I don’t know how Ruta Sepetys does it, but her work is always so beautifully (and painfully) emotional and human. “This never knowing, it weakens us,” Bunu would say. Or he can lay down his life-neither sound appealing. Now, he must become an informer, which requires him to betray everyone and everything he loves.
This worry compounds when Christian finds himself on the raw end of blackmail. Instead, he’s worried for his family, friends, country, and future. Christian Florescu is a seventeen-year-old kid who should be spending his time worried about normal teenage stuff. We all know the writing will be spectacular and thus hit us right in the feels as always. Why? Ruta Sepetys’ last novel absolutely wrecked me, so I had to prepare myself for this latest novel emotionally. I’ll confess: I put off reading I Must Betray Youfor a couple of months. Warnings: Torture, hunger, control, betrayal, gore
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