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444_reads's review against another edition
5.0
I chose this book for summer reading and I read it in one day. It is written in verse so the pace is much faster than it usually is, but it was so well written. The subject of the book is horrible, but Martine Leavitt did a really great job writing it in the eyes of a teenager. The situation in heart breaking, but it gives a different, and a slightly hopeful, perspective for such a tragic lifestyle.
mckinlay's review against another edition
Don't really know how to rate this so I'm not gonna. Very powerful and very sad.
readwithpassion's review against another edition
5.0
16-year-old Angel is struggling after her mothers death when she meets a man, Call, at the mall. He slowly grooms her, convincing her that if she loves him, she will have sex with other men for money. The novel begins when Angel's best friend, Serena, and others are missing, and word on the street is that there is a man named Mr. P killing them. Angel is addicted to drugs and in a fog until Call brings home a small 11-year-old girl, Mellie. Angel sees, with great clarity, that she needs to save Mellie.
Leavitt masterfully integrates Milton's Paradise Lost into the gorgeous verse. As an English teacher, this made me very happy.
Both literary and commercial, this book is clearly deserving to be a National Book Award finalist.
Leavitt masterfully integrates Milton's Paradise Lost into the gorgeous verse. As an English teacher, this made me very happy.
Both literary and commercial, this book is clearly deserving to be a National Book Award finalist.
crankyisgood's review against another edition
4.0
It's hard to find words for this eloquent, painful little book. I loved Angel and her story, and how she comes to understand the world through words in a very honestly teenaged way, which is beautiful, memorable and not trite. I'm not sure what to do with this feeling of intimate knowledge of Vancouver's ugly history around prostitution. It does reinforce that arresting the johns is the way to go.
karmen12's review against another edition
4.0
This was an interesting book. It follows a girl named Angel who was brought into a life of prostitution. She doesn't realize how twisted her life is until she "boyfriend" Call brings in an eleven year old girl. Throughout the story she is trying to save her from this life. She is trying to make enough money for two which is very hard. I gave this book four stars because I thought that it was a great story it just wasn't the best.
sc104906's review against another edition
1.0
Angel was seduced by drugs and eventually forced into prostitution. After her pimp wants her to turn out a younger girl, and a former fellow prostitute disappears, Angel begins questioning her life.
This book is told in verse. The voice of the narrator is almost at the level of a five year old...though she is a teen. I think that the concept wasn't as fully explored as it could have been, especially because of the narrator and the verse.
This book is told in verse. The voice of the narrator is almost at the level of a five year old...though she is a teen. I think that the concept wasn't as fully explored as it could have been, especially because of the narrator and the verse.
jhahn's review against another edition
3.0
The only reason it is not a 4 is that I was disappointed in the ending. I don't like things left hanging like that.
em_mvs's review against another edition
5.0
So i had no clue this was based on the pickton murders the same day i was watching the documentary i decide to read this book because its apart of my syllabus and i see all the names at the end and a good chunk of them were unfortunately taken by this monster. Such a fantastic read and now everything makes so much sense with the people going missing in the story etc, really amazing read