Slightly strange to begin with and somewhat confusing to get into, this book suddenly garbs hold of you and doesn’t let you go. I loved it. I starting suspecting workings of ‘other forces’ about halfway through the book, but the author did not give anything away easily. I am still left guessing about characters’ pasts and I like it, it gives a feeling of another book coming, whilst this story has been closed off.

Lina has secret, so does Thiago. They work for ESF, hidden amongst the mountains of Romania in a world far apart from ours, where fear drives everyone’s lives. Lina tries desperately to save her remaining family, whilst dealing with State visitors hiding from their own secrets. Suspicions rise on all sides alongside a rising unrest from the local villagers. Lina is torn between the children in middle of it all and has to face some hard decision that will shape the future for her, her father and sister and pretty much everyone around her.

Fab characters, the story flowed really well, was intriguing all the way through to the last page.