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A review by ceena
Illegal by Andrew Donkin, Eoin Colfer
5.0
This is such a hard book to review. It really... I mean, it is fiction because the characters don't exist, but really this is so real, so true, and feels like such an accurate look at the journey many people endure in the hopes to one day be safe.
It is raw, it is sad and hopeful at the same time, and at all times intense because their journey is one of life and death with death having the advantage.
The chapters alternate between the 'now' when Ebo is on a boat in the sea on his way to Italy... they hope, and 'then' which starts from him realizing his brother, Kwame, left him behind to try making his way to Europe. While these chapters may seem like they would be less intense because we know they will make their way to the boat, they really are anything but. Their journey is brutal.
The story is gripping and you can't help but to root for these characters, hoping they will one day be safe.
It is raw, it is sad and hopeful at the same time, and at all times intense because their journey is one of life and death with death having the advantage.
The chapters alternate between the 'now' when Ebo is on a boat in the sea on his way to Italy... they hope, and 'then' which starts from him realizing his brother, Kwame, left him behind to try making his way to Europe. While these chapters may seem like they would be less intense because we know they will make their way to the boat, they really are anything but. Their journey is brutal.
The story is gripping and you can't help but to root for these characters, hoping they will one day be safe.