God's Buried Children

I received this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book pulled me in from the beginning, and I couldn't stop reading. The brutal reality of Daniel's childhood is heartbreaking. The innocence and simplicity of an idyllic childhood was ripped from his reach. Possibly the worst and best realization is how a lack of memories from before the orphanage is likely the root of Daniel's hope and naivety for a better future, as he fought to survive in a world that was doing everything to crush the light in his soul and beat him down.

The tentative bonds of friendship and family formed among the children who escaped from the orphanage. Their limited options for survival. The cruel reality that prevented them from ever finding surety, safety, the love of the families they didn't know if had lost them or abandoned them.

This is an important read. A view at the harshness of life. War. Death. Rape. The forgotten people outside society, the forgotten people within society. I completely recommend this book.