After seeing so much hype around this book, I was looking forward to reading this! (In fact my english teacher told me to read it)

While the story didn't blow me away, it covered such an important topic in a heartfelt way. It reveals an insight into the conditions people are fleeing from, the conditions they travel in and their perilous sea journeys, and the conditions and stigma they face once they reach the UK.

There was a beautiful split time line structure as well as each cahpter ending and starting with the same word which i thought was a unique touch.

Overall, I didn't really connect with the characters but learnt a lot