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lynnmarier99's review against another edition
Unfortunately the storytelling didn’t work for me. So many cruel things were happening to the main characters, and I understand that the author is showing how poor women in India are treated, but it was hard for me to see what was happening to them. I also didn’t feel connected enough to the main characters to keep reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Drug use, Sexism, Trafficking, Sexual assault, and Rape
howwoolatthemoon's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
WHEW. That was rough. Well written, some beautiful stuff, but also a whole lot of darkness. Bad things happen. Bad. And I'm not sure the ending was worth the slog through the difficult events.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Torture, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Bullying, Racism, Ableism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Trafficking, and Violence
emilyhays's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This book is so horrible in its content in every way. But the way it's done is so fantastic. The writing injects hope into the narrative in a way that makes you not want to get your hopes up, because everytime it feels like something is going to be okay, it's not. This is about to girls in a small village in India and the way they are treated there, and even when apart, the hope they find in their relationship to keep stoking the fire within them to keep going, to find a way out. It is wonderful and yet so awful.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Trafficking
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Violence, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Death of parent, and Cancer
literally all the fucking triggers, seriously.
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