A review by hghoward3
Home Is Not a Country by Safia Elhillo

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I already love a book in verse and I loved this even more for the magical realism elements in it that I wasn’t expecting. I think it provided a great vehicle to think about self and family and home. You really feel invested in the narrator’s emotional process