I was drawn in from the first pages of the first chapter. I have read a lot of books about World War II, but this is the first about a Canadian soldier. Add to that the main character, Josiah, is of Chinese descent and started contributing to the war effort by learning how to riveter for essential supply ships. After being denied enrollment in the military, he was finally accepted to train as a paratrooper. A new perspective on a war that still has untold stories to be told- and this is a great one!

I do not really enjoy war books, so this one was just okay. I think the themes of nationalism/patriotism and racism was interesting and brought up many good points. The author has a good writing style. I think the characters were also well written.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for this complimentary ARC in exchange for an honest review!!