Torn is about this British woman named Elinor (Ellie) Neilson. She joins the army and becomes a medic. After basic training Ellie is sent to serve in Afghanistan. While in Afghanistan she becomes friends with three soldiers Yugi, Gizmo, Chip and Husna. Ellie learns to appreciate what she has now because she knows that she may not have it tomorrow. Ellie is put in charge of Husna. Husna is an Afghan boy about the age of 11 who is involved with a group of boys who fight the Taliban and the British Army. This group of children call themselves the Young Martyrs. The British Army captured him and are questioning him to find out more about the strange events happening. Throughout the book Ellie tries to become friends with Husna so he feels comfortable talking. Ellie is making a lot of progress making friends with Husna , but when the US Navy Seals come to the British base Husna gets angry. The Navy Seals have come with a secret mission that they have received straight from the general.
Torn is very multicultural throughout the book and has many life lessons. One of the lessons is not to judge a person from where they come from. Ellie could have just saw Husna as a bad Afghan boy but instead she looked past his race. She saw him as a young boy, it even reminded her of her own younger brother. Another multicultural experience is that Hammed an Afghan police office would not look at Ellie because she is a girl. In the United States of America this is uncommon we do not have that type of sexism. One last example is, the book takes play in Afghanistan with British soldiers. This is multicultural because the reader gets to see what Afghan culture is like. The reader gets to see some of their customs, beliefs and about their language, and how it differs from the British culture.
Torn is very eventful and lively. It has a slow start but when you get to the middle of the book it goes by so fast. Towards the end you will not want to put it down. Torn is a great read for people who enjoy military stories and adventures and if you like suspense. The setting of the book is in Afghanistan during a war.  Thee book has many scenes where there are very descriptive battles. In the book there is this mysterious girl by the name Aroush. Everywhere she goes trouble follows her. An example of this is when they saw her in the distance and a few minutes later their base ended up being bombed. 
I really liked the book, I thought it was a very interesting reading about what happens in war and the affects it has on the soldiers. It also shows hows how soldiers to feel and how dangerous and scary it is to be in war. David Massey made the characters relatable and made them easy to connect with. Overall the book was a fun read and I think people who like to read war related books should read it.