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gemstonejasper's review against another edition
- 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
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
mwolfe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Trafficking, Sexual violence, Rape, Torture, Child abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Confinement
fieldofhats's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
This was not an enjoyable book by any standard. Was it good? Maybe, I guess. It brings awareness to a serious issue, although the medium in which it does so feels very odd to me. A “Young Adult” book this graphic is not appropriate for most people in the target age range. Surely there are some, maybe even many, teens who would be able to handle this book, but not enough to justify the book’s label. It’s good to bring awareness and talk about these issues to young adults — but that’s it. There’s no need to throw them into the thick of it. It puts unnecessary stress and anxiety onto them. Furthermore, as a teacher of English and literature, my job is to help young people fall in love with reading, and this book may just do the opposite.
This book is fine for adults and above, but not for an audience younger than that. I cannot recommend this book to its target audience in good conscience.
Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Slavery, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexism, and Rape
Moderate: Torture, Blood, Body shaming, and Violence
ladykatka's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Slavery, Sexual violence, Grief, Sexual content, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Trafficking, Child abuse, Rape, and Violence
autumnwhite's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Confinement, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Addiction, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Trafficking
ashley_1206's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
now this book i absolutely loved the set up. the chapters were short. the book was short. the relationship you build with the characters is unbelievable. the twist and turns of this book um yes.
now this book would have been a 5 star for me but i didn’t love the ending. i would have loved the book to come full circle. where our main character goes back to her family, the stepdad has something horrible happen to him, every bad character gets karma etc.
but i know for many girls/women in this situation don’t get this. they end up being thrown in the streets, die, etc.
this book truly describes this worldwide situation in a light that needs to be talked about more often and
Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Body shaming, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence
kweaver_pdx's review
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence
noaolivie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Violence
daralexandria's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Trafficking
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Violence, and Police brutality