By one of the writers of Game of Thrones, this book tells an intriguing story encompassing a week during the siege of Leningrad during World War II. About a couple of new friends, a unique mission, and plenty of starvation.
The author really writes characters well – it was easy to get caught up in the story, and the scenes in the bombarded city of Leningrad were excellent. This is great writing full of detail and depth, but still pushing the plot so that you don’t want to put down the book.
There were some rough parts of the story, some parts that seemed unbelievable or added just to illustrate the situation of the siege and the people caught up in it. Through it all the likable young characters kept it from sinking into despair and dread – there was always some hope out there, and everything is connected in the end in a very satisfactory way.
Next I’m reading Panic by Lauren Oliver.
