Home Fire is a searing, weight-inducing book told in multiple POVs. It is set in the working class London neighbourhood, Wembley (scarily close to home) where orphaned siblings, Isma and the much younger twins Aneeka and Parvaiz have to deal with the daily stresses of being Muslim, especially given the legacy of their jihadi father. Whilst the two sisters, Isma and Aneeka try to live a normal life as best they can, Parvaiz is manipulatively groomed into following in his father's footsteps.

I thought this book was intense, sentient and remarkably written. I loved Anneka' POV towards the end because the writing style becomes disjointed in a purposeful way, almost as though mimicking her state of turmoil. Home Fire candidly addresses racism and anti-Muslim sentiment in Britain but it also explores such things as ignorance as well, particularly concerning impressionable boys like Parvaiz who many would be quick to condemn.

4.5 stars