"A heartrending, must-read fantasy about youth searching for home and learning to survive a world not designed for them." - School Library Journal (starred review)
"Both a mesmerizing fantasy adventure and a haunting meditation on shared trauma." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"A thorough and gut-wrenching exploration of finding reasons to move forward after devastating loss and darkness and how community and connection can breed hope that will linger with readers long after the last page." - Booklist (starred review)
"Teeming with frank examinations of war, violence, PTSD, imperialism, colonialism, and all they entail, this somber fantasy will challenge readers mentally and emotionally." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Inventive." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Both a mesmerizing fantasy adventure and a haunting meditation on shared trauma." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"A thorough and gut-wrenching exploration of finding reasons to move forward after devastating loss and darkness and how community and connection can breed hope that will linger with readers long after the last page." - Booklist (starred review)
"Teeming with frank examinations of war, violence, PTSD, imperialism, colonialism, and all they entail, this somber fantasy will challenge readers mentally and emotionally." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Inventive." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books