Amie, the heroine, is relatable—she’s human, yet strong enough in personality to provide counterpoint to her international-spy husband and strong enough in character to cope with African civil wars, terrorism, and international spies. Amie is no super-heroine. Though she has flaws and faults, she struggles with situations beyond her control in her attempts to rescue an orphaned child. This heart-breaking story has enough twists to keep the reader enthralled until the turn of the final page.

Author Lucinda Clarke has a gift for capturing Africa in her prose. The reader sees both the savannah’s beauty and harshness, the allure and absurdity of life in Africa. Though some might consider this “escapist fiction”, Amie and the Child of Africa deals with situations present around the world in which humans place their lives on the life to save refugees.

This is a timely tale as full of non-stop action as the first one was. But beware of the wise woman's warning. "Do not take what is not yours to take." and it seems there is more to come.

Excitement and intrigue from start to finish. The deeper in trouble Amie got, the more I had difficulty putting the story down. She gets loved ones back only to lose them and she has to fight to get the back again. There are several plot twists I didn't see coming. The book will keep you on a roller coaster ride, wondering what is going to happen next and how it all will end. And you're in store for a chilling ending to this exciting book.