BOOK REVIEW #THE RUINS IN WHICH WE BLEED #STEVE N LEE #WORLD WAR II HISTORICAL FICTION #BLUE ZOO PUBLISHERS
MY THOUGHTS AND BOOK REVIEW Steve N. Lee’s The Ruins in Which We Bleed is a gruesome, profoundly moving novel that plunges readers into the heart of the Holocaust through the eyes of a brave 13-year-old girl, Helena. Imprisoned in the Warsaw Ghetto, Helena endures unimaginable horrors—disease, starvation, brutality—yet her fierce love for her family becomes a celebration of hope in a world shrouded in war struggle. Through intense research Lee brilliantly captures a forgotten struggle, the innocence of childhood crushed by war, balancing heartbreaking tragedy with astonishing courage and resilience. Helena is not just a fictional character—she is a mirror of the countless real children who bore witness to evil and still managed to show understanding. The prose is vivid and fast paced, with scenes that linger long after the final page. Ghetto fighters were members of underground resistance groups within Jewish ghettos during World War II who fought against Nazi oppression and depo...