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avasisx's review against another edition
5.0
Harrowing story about an innocent 13 year old girl sold by her step father whose addicted to gambling into sex trafficking. Her and her mother believe she's being hired as a maid but the girl Lakshmi finds out the difficult way that she's being held in a brothel paying back an unpayable loan. It's a really sad story with a silver lining at the end. It really makes you think about the underground world of sex trafficking and how poor families and unwitting girls and women fall prey to it.
gemstonejasper's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
This is an absolutely heartwrenching story about a young girl from Napal who is sold into sex slavery. It's told in the form of various poems. It was a really eye-opening story about a horrible topic. It was painful to read about the experiences of this young girl and others like her.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Medical content, Confinement, Rape, Child death, Pedophilia, Slavery, Child abuse, Classism, and Drug abuse
abaugher's review against another edition
3.0
i forgot that i've read this before, and it was just as heartwrenching the second time around.
maryquitecontrary_22's review against another edition
5.0
Heartbreaking. Beautifully written. A great recommendation for teen girls who prefer novels in verse.
emersontot's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
yourlocal_nychotdog's review against another edition
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I'm torn between this one as I read this a while ago but ngl the ending felt off due to the author writing these white characters as like gods or whatever that's what caught me off guard but it's sorta clear that the author never really lived through (I can't say much because I also have never lived through this too) what happened to the main character. It's a hard read as it does contain heavy elements but it was a short read overall.
theromanticace's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
tron2lovely's review against another edition
5.0
This book was well written. It is a story that really needs to be told for people to understand what goes on for these young girls. This book openly portrayed the many emotions that the youth themselves, going through such abuse, might feel. It was honest about not being able to trust another human being after trusting is what lead them there. I'm in awe at the ending it was so right for such a heavy book. Definitely a must read.