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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
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Excellent book that showcases just how easy it is to become consumed and warped by fear and violence.
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This is the second time I’ve read this book and it’s still heartbreaking what this woman went through all because she thought this man was a friend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence
Sophie's story is absolutely horrifying, but it's so important for her to tell. Sex slavery (and other forms of human trafficking) is real and not just in "underdeveloped" nations but the US and Europe too. I'm so impressed with her courage and her ability to take this experience and become an advocate for other victims.
This book was written with an honest and raw voice. I appreciated the time spent discussing the effects of being in the sex trade. I think this would be appropriate for a high school student to read.
This book is great for raising awareness to the cause. I see multiple reviews stating that this book is about a stupid girl that just didn't want to get away. If you actually read the book you'd see that even she questions herself as to why she never ran when given the chance. She was terrified for her life, her brothers and any of the other evil things Kas might do to her. Don't be so ignorant and say that she is just a dumb girl that wanted this. You try to think about yourself in that type of situation, would you risk your family members life just to possibly save yours? I highly doubt it! Read and actually understand the aspects of an abusive and un-submissive relationship before you go posing!
Gripping, raw, and very graphic. Hard to read. That said, having worked with trafficked women, I know Sophie's story is one that needs to be heard. Unfortunately, it is not an isolated story—15,000-50,000 women (hard to pin down an exact number for obvious reasons) in the USA alone are trafficked every YEAR, and there are more than 4 million victims of sex trafficking worldwide. I think this story illustrates the mindset of someone who is in so deep and is so mistrustful that she can't even escape it when she theoretically has the chance to. Those who don't understand what trauma does to people could take a lesson from Sophie's story.
ETA: The number of reviewers trashing this book because they think Sophie had a "choice" and wasn't "really" trafficked because she wasn't shipped off to some place like Africa is astounding to me. Clearly our society as a whole needs more education on the psychology of trauma, reality of trafficking, and, as we all know, how to stop (expletive) victim-blaming.
ETA: The number of reviewers trashing this book because they think Sophie had a "choice" and wasn't "really" trafficked because she wasn't shipped off to some place like Africa is astounding to me. Clearly our society as a whole needs more education on the psychology of trauma, reality of trafficking, and, as we all know, how to stop (expletive) victim-blaming.
First, she's not a writer and it shows. Parts of the book are quite repetitive and she glosses over some detail which I guess would help one empathise better but were, frankly, probably too painful to rehash (or she's chosen to block it out). If I take a step back and think about it, it is a harrowing and moving tale and one needs to admire her for her courage and what she's trying to do. Some of that emotional connection is lost in the writing. I also didn't realise that trafficking happened to 'people like me', so that was an eye opener and if you have teenage girls as daughters or relatives, adding this book to their reading list is possibly a good idea from an awareness perspective. It also made me wonder: is there someone in my community who may be a trafficking victim and I just don't know it?