A review by rachelcabbit
The Shadow of the Crescent Moon by Fatima Bhutto

4.0

I was not expecting to enjoy this as much as I did. I tend to avoid books to do with war and the middle east, but this had me hooked. It has very compelling characters and ticks along and a good pace, revealing the conflicts and issues behind the setting and the dilemmas that face those in northern Pakistan. It is sprinkled with vocabulary in the native language, used consistently so you start to pick it up, but not so much as it becomes confusing. I really, really enjoyed this book. Again, as with some of the other books on the Bailey's Fiction Prize Long list, a cliffhanger ending, which raises questions, keeps you thinking, but feels a tad frustrating.