Review: Darkness Calls the Tiger by Janyre Tromp

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Imperial Japan devours the southern portion of Burma, intent on taking over mainland Asia. Unaware of the coming darkness, Kailyn Moran drifts in her role as the only daughter of a widowed missionary. As whispers of war snake through the Kachin mountains, Kai's father is convinced God will protect the mission. He entrusts the village to her and the kind yet inexperienced new missionary, Ryan McDonough, while he makes routine visits to neighboring villages.
War descends like a tempest upon the mountain peaks, and an unbreakable bond forms between Kailyn and Ryan as they unite to provide solace to both villagers and the flood of refugees. Despite their tireless efforts, a brutal enemy shatters almost everything they love, pushing Kailyn to embark on a path of unrestrained vengeance.

Afraid he's losing the woman he loves, Ryan fights to protect Kai from the deadly consequences of her choices. But in the face of destruction, can he convince her of the power and freedom of forgiveness? 

This new to me author stunned me with this latest work. After seeing some of my favorite authors rave about the book, I decided to try it for myself. I was immediately swept into the world of Kai and her family in the jungles of Burma. I usually prefer WWI settings over WWII, but this novel was such a fresh take on such an overlooked battle front. I was stunned. Anytime my eyes broke from the page, I was disoriented trying to readjust myself to my plain old living room. The story of a missionary's daughter who had to fight through her pain and anger at God, couped with a young missionary who didn't know what he believed either, created a beautiful journey that showed God's unwillingness to let people slip away from Him. I will say, this is a much darker story than I usually read, and that may be an issue for some readers, but for me, I'm so glad that I took a chance on a new author and went on this incredible journey with Kailyn and her Bear of Burma.