Book Synopsis:
The heart breaking story of a family, driven from their home by war. Like millions of others, they attempt the treacherous journey across a war-torn continent, trying to reach the safety of Europe. The sad truth is, Europe doesn’t want them and thousands of them are dying every month. This story is fast-paced and Conrad Jones will drag you from the first page to the last, at one-hundred miles an hour. It will make you laugh, it will make you cry, but most of all, it will make you think. What would you do if it was you?
My Review:
The Journey is a fast paced, twisty and utterly absorbing thriller from a talented writer.
I was immediate drawn into the story and into the nightmare Beb’s family find themselves in. I didn’t know much about the war in Africa that forces them to leave their home so I found it very interesting to learn more about it. The author’s writing is so vivid I felt that I was actually there alongside the family, experiencing everything alongside them. I think I went through every emotion whilst reading and have a much greater sympathy for any refugees.
The author writes honestly about the war which can lead to some extremely harrowing moments. This book is definitely not for the faint hearted and I often found myself getting very emotional about everything that happens. My tension in the book never eases off and I soon found myself unable to put the book down as I had to find out if the family make it to safety.
Huge thanks to Zooloo Blog Tours for inviting me onto the blog tour and to the author for my copy of this book. This is a very important book that I feel everyone should read.
About The Author:
Conrad Jones spent 12 years working for the biggest quick service restaurant brand in the world.On March 20th 1993 the IRA terrorist organization bombed the shopping center outside the restaurant he was managing that day. The experience fueled an interest in the root causes of extremist terrorists and the reasoning why its perpetrators feel justified in taking innocent lives. That incident sparked the story of ‘Soft Target’.
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