This book tells two stories, the first being the ruthless shooting in a school and the second tells the struggles of a Palestinian American Girl as she grows up. The main focus of the book is on Afaf, her life from childhood to what lead her to be in the school where the shooting is taking place with the shooting as almost a short story woven through.

I started this on Sunday morning and finished it the same day, I just couldn’t put it down! Mustafah’s effortlessly brings the characters to life and her writing is just remarkable. It touches on so many important topics and handles them all with grace and dignity that I was just blown away.

It was fascinating to have such a deep look into Afaf’s life and the prejudices she face from both her own community and the wider community.

The only reason it’s knocked down a star is that I would have liked more about what was going on in the school and The shooters story felt a little far fetched which didn’t sit right with how brilliant the rest of the book was.