Review: Stop reading this, so you "Congo" and buy it!  @badwordplay
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 2, 2014
I really enjoy historical fiction, and I am always trying to find something different than I have read before.  When I saw that this was set in Africa, in the heart of the Congo, I was very intrigued.  The only thing I am really familiar with from Congo is the movie "Congo", which is wildly inaccurate (and maybe racist for me to bring up?  Sorry), so I decided to check it out.The historical portion was very fascinating to me, learning about the Belgian rule over the country.  Which was weird, because the only perspective I had for THEM was that they enjoy waffles (again, that might be racist as well...).  The story is broken into two parts, but the more interesting section is the first half, where three children watch as European invaders take over and raze their homesI thought both parts were interesting and captivating, but for me, the first half was definitely the most enjoyable (as enjoyable as that subject matter could be, I guess).The characters portrayed throughout the book were believable and fully realized, so much so that I wouldn't be surprised if they were real people (but since this is historical fiction, I kind of doubt it).  The story was suspenseful and fairly disturbing at some times, and I was compelled to keep reading well into the night until I finished it.  I will definitely be checking out the next volumes in this series.