'...A book such as this makes much contemporary 'teen fiction' seem shallow by comparison...'
(Dr Robert Dunbar, The Irish Times, September 2009)
'...tremendously powerful book...beautifully written in clear and accessible prose...'
( www.thebookbag.co.uk)
'...Above all, you want, must, keep reading to find out what happens to Rafiq and his companions...'
(INIS, Children's Books Ireland magazine, Autumn 2009)