This was not a book that I would normally pick up, however I am on a mission this year to avoid buying any books until I’ve read the ones in my house so I picked this one from my husbands pile. 
I enjoyed the story and it sparked an interest to read more about the North Korea.  The characters came to life and I liked following each one of their stories. 
I didn’t know anything about the author before I started the book, but i did suspect that it was a woman being written by a man as Jenna’s character and the story developed.