I read this novel after falling in love with its sequel "Lost you forever" hoping to fall in love again with the wonderful world-building and almost alive characters. It tells the love story between two people belonging to different tribes who suddenly are obliged to stand on opposite fields when their tribes declare war.
What I greatly admire of the Tong Hua, is her ability of playing with my feelings, with apparently simple words, she outlines scenes and characters making them alive. I'll give you an example from one of my favourite moment from chapter 5:

As the years pass by, Ah Heng grows from a naive girl to a strong-willed woman, being torn between her love and the loyalty to her mother and brothers and resentment towards that stubborn and cold father who is the main responsible for the outbreak of the war. Chi You is rebellious, passionate, always honest with his feelings, ready to sacrifice himself for his beliefs. Beside them, there is a group of very realistic and three-dimensional side characters, each has their personality, hopes and motivation. There are no evil enemies, just people with different objectives.
It's a pity the translation has been interrupted, I realize it is difficult to read it by MTL as I did, still, the novel is worth it.