jeehernandez87 's review for:

Sisters Under the Rising Sun by Heather Morris

5.0

emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Wow. This book was heartbreaking, powerful, moving, and affirming. I really did not know much about the Japanese POW camps during the time of WWII. This book not only shifted my perception of what was happening in places other than Europe during that time, but also made me painfully aware of the atrocities that have been committed but go unknown. I am so grateful that i was given the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book prior to its publication. I want to sincerely thank Heather Morris for sharing the stories of these heroic women, men, and children. I also would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher St. Martin’s Press for allowing me the opportunity to have a small glimpse into the dark world they faced during this time. This was more than words, this was their lives, and this will stay with me for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail