War Kids by H.J. Lawson
I received this book directly
from the author in return for an honest review.
PLOT
This is a
compelling tale of conflict, murder, chaos, and the survival of a group of
courageous children who are trapped in the civil war in Syria who try to escape
to Jordan. The book depicts a number of horrifying
realities of events that take the reader on an unpredictable journey through
its young characters that are literally forced to leave their childhood and
turn in to soldiers themselves, however the children are still naive and
unaware of the political and religious ramifications of their worlds that
surrounds them.
Dialogue
There are
several shifts in the narrative voice from different character viewpoints which
adds to the strength of the dialogue.
The dialogue itself was easy to follow and understandable which leaves
me to conclude this is written by a very competent author.
Writing
H.J.Lawson
successfully manages to combine a mixture of emotions such as anger, pity and an
overwhelming sense of loss for the innocent victims of stolen youth.
This is a
taunt thought provoking book that grips the reader from the very first page to
the last.
I’d be
interested in reading a sequel to this book and would definitely recommend it
to my friends.
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