Wow, the writing. A literary masterpiece. The author has a talent for making you uneasy, and I was anxious throughout the whole book. She is amazing at building suspense.
This is why I read books. My soul left my body.

I usually don’t read thrillers because I get scared easily. I read” this is where it ends “ by Marieke Nijkamp which is also a school shooting thriller but YA and it was so bad and disappointing. So, if you are thinking about reading that, just read this instead.

I just wanted to read a little thriller and got amazing social commentary. What a pleasant surprise. The author tries to combat Islamophobia and I think they did a good job. Those pages with only news headlines were so powerful. Our media spreads too much hate. They had a Muslim main character that had depth and was well written and not just a stereotype. His refugee story was so tragic. All the characters felt so real.

The students performing Macbeth was a bit ridiculous, but I understood why the author did it. Maybe it’s because i had to read Macbeth for school and I despise it.
They way she weaved in the Macbeth quotes really showed how talented she is. If you like Shakespeare, then check this out.
Maybe she should’ve added a plot twist right at the end because I’ve predicted everything, but it was a satisfying read.