This was picked as a book clubs book of the month. I was a bit hesitant going in as it’s not like my usual reads but overall did enjoy the book.

It provided perspective on the seeking asylum process which I hadn’t read before and had some very sad moments throughout.

I think this book captures in both its writing style and plot, the themes of PTSD really well however did mean at times we didn’t get the intense emotional depth I had hoped to read. This made me feel like I couldn’t  really immerse into the story or connect with the characters journey on some level. 

The bomb which killed their son Sami was obviously a sad death but we didn’t get any depth or detail around it to make it feel like a hard hitting emotional book it could have been. I assume this is to portray a desensitisation of death during war but would of liked more to sink my teeth into.

Overall a decent read thought felt like it could have been pushed a little bit further in the depth of some scenes to have a stronger impact.