Many thanks to ReadersFirst and Hot Key Books YA for providing a ARC for review.
Tragic, emotional, haunting, harrowing - this book is simply stunning. Written in verse, prose and Haiku, and sensitively illustrated, this is a beautiful and moving story set in Hiroshima and the tragic events of 1945. The book asks you to imagine the horrors through a child's eyes. It is a story of tragedy, friendship, promises and hope.
I don't read a lot of YA, but I knew I had to read this. I haven't seen many novels set around this period of recent history, and it is a credit to the author that she can evoke such emotion with such a delicate touch, I was deeply moved reading this story, and I will be keeping a look out from more from this author.
To be published on 2nd April.
4.5 stars
Tragic, emotional, haunting, harrowing - this book is simply stunning. Written in verse, prose and Haiku, and sensitively illustrated, this is a beautiful and moving story set in Hiroshima and the tragic events of 1945. The book asks you to imagine the horrors through a child's eyes. It is a story of tragedy, friendship, promises and hope.
I don't read a lot of YA, but I knew I had to read this. I haven't seen many novels set around this period of recent history, and it is a credit to the author that she can evoke such emotion with such a delicate touch, I was deeply moved reading this story, and I will be keeping a look out from more from this author.
To be published on 2nd April.
4.5 stars