Internment by Samira Ahmed

Internment

by Samira Ahmed

'Samira has created a chilling, powerful, all-too-real near future that's a must-read for everyone's TBR'
Karen M. McManus, author of One Of Us Is Lying

'A must-read . . . A heart-rending and all-too credible tale of sacrifice, the ugly face of authority and the courage of youth' Sunday Times' Children's Book of the Month

'A tremendous novel' the Guardian

Rebellions are built on hope.

Set in a horrifying 'fifteen minutes in the future' United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin is forced into an internment camp for Muslim-Americans along with her parents.

With the help of newly-made friends also trapped within the camp, her boyfriend on the outside, and an unexpected alliance, Layla begins a journey to fight for freedom, leading a revolution against the internment camp's Director and his guards.

Heart-racing and emotional, Internment questions the imaginary boundaries that separate us and challenges readers to fight the complicit silence that exists in our society today.

'Chillingly plausible' Financial Times

'If you enjoyed The Hate U Give, this should be at the top of your TBR pile' -- Culturefly

Reviewed by Kat @ Novels & Waffles on

4 of 5 stars

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"Though you muffle my voice, I speak. Though you clip my wings and cage me, I fly. And though you batter my body, commanding me to kneel before you, I resist."

A Non-comprehensive List of My Thoughts:

✑ Presents a powerful and timely message about the importance of religious freedom – and freedom itself
✑ It really gets you to think. It's not the kind of book that you just passively read for fun or entertainment; it's an active book that gets you involved.
✑ Raw and emotional – the story gets you to FEEL things, and to feel them intensely
✑ Beautiful themes that spotlight the importance of standing up and standing together
✑ Almost every aspect of this book was written to push a political agenda. As such, the story might come across as a bit heavy-handed at times, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. What would be the point of writing a book on this topic if you weren't trying to prove a point?

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