Set amidst the Syrian War, this story is told from the point of view of two brothers-Omar and Sufyan. Where Sufyan is bold and restless, Omar is the eldest and he is slow to act and as such, his brother finds him weak and believes that he cannot protect them, so he finds himself entangled with an armed group that lure him with the promise of religious teaching and the next thing, he's kidnapped and handed a gun and taught how to shoot.
It's a book that is categorized as ideal for readers aged 10-14 years and this shouldn't sway readers for it is quite a moving story and you can't help but wonder what would become of the two brothers and their sick mother, and what next with the war still going on?
Thanks Netgalley for the eARC.