“Josef Jaeger is a real treat, one of the more intelligently-written YA books I’ve had the pleasure to read. It’s thought-provoking, wonderfully dense, and well-researched, touching on one of the darkest moments in world history. Kudos to Jere’ Fishback for giving us a behind-the-scenes look into the rise of Hitler without sentimentalizing things or toppling into melodrama through his use of clean, concise language and Josef’s matter-of-fact voice.”

” … the writing is clean and concise. There are beautiful passages of imagery, like jagged snow peaks “looking like monstrous teeth biting into brilliant sky.” Fishback’s use of language is poetic at points, like a master brushing paint on a canvas. For the author’s sake, I hope this book gets banned because then it will receive the attention it deserves.”

Kristin gave Josef Jaeger a “four” rating on a scale of one-to-five, “five” being the highest possible rating. Kristin’s a prolific consumer of quality fiction (she read and reviewed 150 books in 2008) and she doesn’t tread lightly in her reviews, so I’m delighted by her assessment of Josef Jaeger.

“The accuracy of detail brings 1933 Germany alive for the reader, and the motley crew of characters adds human faces to the names we’ve read about in our history books. Those interested in historical fiction, particularly young adult stories or romances, will thoroughly enjoy this book as much as I did.”

Snyder gave Josef Jaeger a 4-1/2 star rating on a scale of one to five stars, five stars being the highest possible rating.

“Historical gay novels are necessarily problem novels, but this one avoids the clichés of the genre. Josef is about as comfortable as he can be with his sexuality and finds several willing partners. The love story is sweet, and the plot is action-packed. Recommended.”