What an overwhelming book!
It is like standing in a waterfall of fear, horror, uncertainty and above all, the hope and determination to survive.
The book follows the story of Lydia and Luca, who with a twist of fate find themselves on the run from the only life they have known to be a part of the migrant journey on Le Bestia from Acapulo to Arizona.
The book pulls you in and out with its sense of scary suspense and hope hanging in the air.
As they undertake the harrowing journey of survival, their Acapulo existence fades into a memory as they fight for life.
“This is a cycle, she thinks, Every day a fresh horror and when it’s over, this feeling of surreal detachment. A disbelief, almost in what they just endured.”
Soledad. Rebecca. El Chacal. Lorenzo. Beto. All the characters are a portrayal of human complexities and frailties.
The book is a compulsive page turner wanting us to turn to the last page of the book to know if they have survived or not.
Preeta Chag 