Rating: 3。75All Our Brave， Earthly Scars is a quiet portrait of love set against the backdrop of Singapore and Indonesia。 Yang and Snow first met each other when they were teenagers， and their mutual and shy admiration for one another eventually bloomed into love。 Unfortunately， there are secrets buried beneath the surface of their shared childhood memories that threatened to drive them apart， and the book explored this period of their lives to show how they came to be driven apart， only to be r Rating: 3。75All Our Brave， Earthly Scars is a quiet portrait of love set against the backdrop of Singapore and Indonesia。 Yang and Snow first met each other when they were teenagers， and their mutual and shy admiration for one another eventually bloomed into love。 Unfortunately， there are secrets buried beneath the surface of their shared childhood memories that threatened to drive them apart， and the book explored this period of their lives to show how they came to be driven apart， only to be reunited in Bali when the terrorist attacks occurred in 2002。Lim incorporated the real-life events in Singapore and Bali to shape her characters' lives， and it was interesting to read about how things were back in the early 1970s to the early 2000s。 The characters’ progression through childhood and adulthood felt nostalgic in a way， and the misunderstandings borne of hidden secrets unraveled slowly through the quiet drama of their lives。 Though you know where this journey is headed， the sense of trepidation you feel while reading never quite abates。 Lim’s writing is atmospheric and lovely， and the events in the novella flow naturally， resulting in a breezy read。 Definitely looking forward to read her other works after this！Thank you to Penguin Books SEA for providing me with an eARC copy of this book; all thoughts are my own。 。。。more