Instead of reading this book, I'd recommend reading Gracia Burnham's book "In the Presence of My Enemies". Gracia's book is not fiction, it really happened. And how they reacted to similar circumstances that are laid out in "My Hands came Away Red" is the reaction of real people living out their Christian faith amidst evil.This book is a bit too "teeny-bopper-ish" for me. So I would not recommend reading it really at all.