Two boys – two faiths – one unholy war.

Crusade is the story of two boys who live worlds apart. Salim is the well-off son of a merchant in the Islamic city of Acre while across the globe in England; Adam has just been taken into the service of his local knight.

The two boys' lives are changed forever by the Crusade with Salim leaving his family and Adam driven to save his mother's soul. The two boys meet and despite their difference help each other for the greater good.

Crusade was a good book for most of its pages. However towards the end of the book where the two main characters join together, I felt that the author had let herself and the book down by hurrying to try and get a happy ending. Much of the book contained twists and turns and rarely did it do what you expected.

The characters where well built up and the action was kept realistic. There were some moments where you could really understand how the character felt and agreed with their decision. 

The author really built tension well and managed to release it over a long period of time. The loss of one of the main characters is glossed over rather quickly but apart from that they are spared no expense and are given large descriptions whenever they appear.

This is a good book which would appeal to people who are aged ten and upwards.