In The Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin, eighteen-year-old Hilde steps into the glittering world of Café Lila just as Berlin teeters on the edge of chaos, its nightclubs offering fleeting refuge from the storm brewing outside. As Hilde discovers community — and first love with charismatic Rosa — the city’s streets erupt with violence, dangerous protests, and a rising tide of hate threatening anyone who is different. Hilde and her newfound family must weigh fierce hope against fear as Nazi power grows, and even their cherished club is no longer safe from suspicion and danger.

With the shadow of oppression closing in, this tense short novel in verse asks: what will you risk for love, and what does it take to survive when the world tries to silence you?