I don't know that I can hate ISIS more than I already did before I began this book, but it certainly does fuel my hatred for them. This book is the story of Nadia, a young Yazidi girl whose village of Kocho was taken by ISIS and she was captured, along with the other young women from her village after watching her brothers be shot, and sold to ISIS militants as sex slaves. I cannot say that it surprised me to read about the sort of things ISIS does to the people they capture, but it does provide a vivid firsthand account of what it is like to be on the receiving end of such treatment. And, as expected, it is truly horrific.
This book, I think, is important for people to read if not just to inform themselves of what ISIS is constantly doing in Iraq and how the people there are in desperate need of help. It is a tragic, horrifying story, but it is also a story of hope, courage, strength and so much more.
It's not a book that you can sit back and enjoy, in fact most of the book will be impossible to enjoy, but it is definitely one that should be read.
I received this book from Blogging for Books in exchange for this review.
Friday, December 8, 2017
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