First I should formally apologize for not posting in FOREVER. Like I literally haven't posted in like 7 months and for that I am a horrible human being, so I am sorry. Now to the fun stuff.
I got this book from my old school librarian(thank you to all of you who dedicate your lives to shushing the trouble makers so dorks like me can read) and for the past few days I had been plagued by break boredom it being Christmas break, but right when it seemed that I would die before my birthday out of the darkness a four letter title jumped out at me, and I grabbed it as if grabbing life itself.
Okay not really but this book was amazing and as with any sheet of paper with words I was unable to put it down until the end. The plot begins in present day Afghanistan with a young woman named Elinor Nielson a recently qualified medic on her first tour in the great desert. She quickly makes friends under the most unlikely of circumstances and goes through a journey of grief, doubt, love, friendship, and most importantly, hope. She meets a young boy who is apart of a group of kids who have set out to kill all murderers meaning the Afghanistan guard and the British army. It was written as a love story, but as you go through the journey with her you may find that her journey is not unlike every individuals, a journey of turmoil, love and an undying will to find something more.
Author: David Massey
Genre: Realistic fiction
Recommended age: 12
Rating:4/5
