I have read numerous books on the atrocities committed in WWII. I looked forward to this one written on the Bataan Death March and the POW camps as it was written by Christian authors. I expected a story of hope in the midst of suffering. Sadly, those expectations were not fulfilled. The book revels in being as raw and gritty as a nonfiction book on the subject although it is fiction. The characters jump from one episode to another as if the authors took every possible story from the history books for their characters to experience. There is a brief mention of a crisis of faith during one episode of torture but nothing more. While the main character has a religious background, he does not have a faith of his own. The thing that will save him at the end of the book will not be faith in Jesus. Overall, while the novel tries to authentic, it comes across flat with no redeeming story arc. I received an advanced reader copy as part of the Revell Reads blogger team in exchange for my honest opinion.
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