I really enjoyed this one. Watching the journeys of the characters and seeing how they develop has been one of my favourite parts. Seeing how certain characters have grown and learned how to do things differently has been inspiring. The pacing of this one worked a lot better for me than the last one. I felt drawn in to every POV and often didn’t mind the switching because I anxious to know what happened in all the storylines. This book made me laugh, made me feel frustrated and broke my heart at points. I’m going to be starting the next one almost right away because I am so ready to know what happens next.

I’m not actually sure how to process my feelings about this book. This book was so well written and heartbreaking. It can be hard to remember that while this is historical fiction, a lot of it is based on real things that happened. I didn’t realize when I picked this up that it was related to ‘The Things We Cannot Say’, but I was pleasantly surprised to discover it was because I really enjoyed that one as well. While heartbreaking, there were a couple spots that had me smiling like ‘I had survived years in the ghetto and the violence and a bloody uprising that has taken almost everyone I loved - only to die from embarrassment as this kind woman discussed my body”. A really great and powerful novel. Kelly Rimmer has quickly become one of my favourite authors.