2022 Pop Sugar Reading Challenge-A book from 2 POVs.

As a book, this was fine. But, the subject just made me so ragey. When you stupidly allow yourself to get kidnapped by the Taliban, you're not just affecting your life. He endangered his translator and driver. Made life difficult for many governments. Made his whole family put their lives on hold. Grow up.

After 2 months of marriage, NYTimes reporter David Rohde was kidnapped and held for 7 months and 10 days by the Taliban. The book alternates between his story of his ordeal and his wife, Kristin Mulvihill's, story of trying to get him released. He includes some history of Afghanistan and some current events reporting. Her story was quite interesting also. I especially enjoyed the way she contrasted her daily job of working with high maintenance celebrities at Cosmopolitan magazine with her other 24 hour a day job trying to free her kidnapped husband. Good book.

3.5 stars. This was really slow for me at first and then about half way through, I couldn't put it down. My heart was pounding at the end!

3,6/5

A tough read due to the complexities of the region, but what a story, which highlights the kidnapping that continues to occur overseas.