Review: Engaging & emotional
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 30, 2013
Marina's story really touched me, taking me into her world and showing me aspects of history that I never really thought about.  Being a teenager is already hard enough for the young girl. But having to deal with the political environment of 90s Soviet Union is almost too much.  She is preparing for what should be a very bright future, but finds complications and twists at every turn.I felt so many different emotions while reading this book.  I was frustrated, sad, frightened, as well as hopeful and sometimes even uplifted.  I could hardly put it down, needing to turn the page and find out what happened next to the young people who are the central focus of this story.