This book made me question all of the other 5 stars I've ever given. This is the real star. Shit. I actually laughed out loud several times, causing me to have to read sections of the book aloud to my husband. I put everything I had into the scene of the 8 Mile interview, but I'm it wasn't nearly as funny in my voice as it was in the characters' voices in my head. I read this in a day, couldn't put it down, it gripped me from the first few lines. Amazing work. Highly recommend!

This book was incredible. Knowing that some of the details were inspired by actual events in China's wartime history makes me want to read into that even further. I wasn't even halfway through this book when I went out to purchase the two follow-ups. The whole time I was reading it, I could imagine how the story would play out as a movie, Harry Potter style, except not for kids haha. Truly an amazing read. Loved it. One of my favourites.