Spain has always had a rich and eventful past. This book highlights a horrible part of their history during the Spanish Civil War. But as it shows the bad, it also shows the color, light, and family that comes together. Drina finds herself lost, unsure where her life is taking her. She wants to dance - she needs to dance, but her mother has all but forbidden it.

The story follows Drina as her life changes from gypsy girl to flamenco dancer, from orphan to part of a family, and from lost to finding herself. The book is rich in character and description. The war touches their lives in many ways, but this is not a story about the war. It is a story about a family in Spain that happens to be living during the war.

I wish there had been more to the story. I wanted to see Drina's success, I wanted to see what happened next with her family, and if the war continued to follow their lives. This was a book I didn't want to see end.

*I received this book in exchange for an honest review*