Revolution, war, survival, and romance. Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student when the Syrian revolution came. she lived a happy life with her parents, her brother, and her best friend... yet now she’s lost everything and has been forced to become a doctor. She volunteers at a hospital to help the wounded that are arriving in numbers daily. Salama is secretly trying to find a way to get her and her pregnant best friend/sister-in-law out of the country before it’s too late so that her sister-in-law can safely give birth. In a worn torn country everyday is a struggle, from affording food, to survival snipers, and barely any water. Salama is also plagued by painful hallucinations ever since her mother was killed in a bombing... so painful she begins to see a mysterious figure who torments her with visions. Salama then runs into Kenan, someone who will completely change her life. But in a time of war and survival, Salama will find that she will have to make difficult decisions that will make her question her own morality if she wants to survive and how far she will go to protect her loved ones. This was a beautiful story of survival and perseverance, Salama is just trying to survive and save people, she’s seen and experienced things that will haunt the soul. Despite everything she fights and tries her hardest to do whats right when faced with impossible scenarios. This was a glorious story that I would absolutely recommend for everyone to read.

*Thank you Little Brown Books and The Novl for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*