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sarahbowling6608's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This book reminds me a bit of My Brother's Keeper (another great read about the Korean War), but set in India at the time of their freedom from Britain and the creation of Pakistan. It's a great middle grade read. Highly recommend.
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Religious bigotry, Violence, and Death
gracey72's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Violence, Colonisation, and Death of parent
Moderate: Religious bigotry
Minor: Death
kwurtzel3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Violence and Religious bigotry
onefineelephant's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Deportation, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, and Religious bigotry
There is near death of a child and the main character is coping with the death of her mother, though we do not have detail of her death and it was in the past.kathischm'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? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Death
Minor: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
christiereads23'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
3.75
Moderate: Islamophobia, Violence, Death of parent, and Religious bigotry
mikaelaandherbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Violence and Death of parent
Moderate: Hate crime and Religious bigotry
Minor: Death and Genocide
lgbtrights's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I honestly liked the format of this book. The title of the book is accurate, as it's a historical fiction featuring a young 12-year-old girl named Nisha. She writes to her mother, who had passed away. As the topic of grief has been something I've reflected more on recently, it made my experience reading this more emotional.
The focus of this story's plot revolves around the Partition of India in 1947, a topic I had not been informed about. This book helped me grasp it more, and I'm thankful that the author included a note and questions to (younger) readers to discuss the more heavier content described in the story.
Suprisingly, I found myself (specifically, my younger self) relating a lot Nisha, and I loved the bond and feelings of love she expressed towards her family members and the people she met.
"Dadi washing and mending my clothes, Papa kissing us on our foreheads before bedtime, Amil making a drawing of me. Kazi making my favorite paratha stuffed with fried onions and potatoes. Every day had been filled with things like this. All love, even between Papa and Amil. Why hadn't I seen this before, Mama?"
The author did a great job in creating such a human story. The descriptions of food from another culture were also delightful and tied the story together well. Gulab jamun, chapati,biryani, rasmalai, sai bhaji, etc. The terms for them and a recipe are also included at the end of the book, which was very nice.
Overall, this was a good story to be introduced to the topic of the Partition of India for younger audiences and older alike.
Graphic: Death of parent and Violence
Moderate: Blood, War, Religious bigotry, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, and Grief
Minor: Medical content
toshita's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Religious bigotry and Death
Minor: Genocide, Blood, and Violence
forlorn_traveller's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Grief, Confinement, and Blood