A review by secret_lives_of_fiction_lovers
Can't I Go Instead by Lee Geum-yi

4.0

A deeply moving story which entwines the lives of Chaeryeong and Sunam. Each of their stories as harrowing and heartbreaking as the other but in different ways. Their story left me feeling saddened by all that they went through (as well as the other characters). Although fiction, this gave me an insight in to what was happening in Korea, Japan and China leading in to the second world war. This was a part of history that we didn't learn about in school and it really opened my eyes. A story that will leave an imprint on your heart forever.