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skudiklier's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Oh my god this book was amazing. Heartbreaking, and terrible, and complicated, but so so amazing. I'd recommend it to anyone. It was devastating and beautiful and I don't have better words to describe it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Infertility, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Abortion, Car accident, Cursing, Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, and Xenophobia
Minor: Abandonment, Blood, Islamophobia, Slavery, and Stalking
Minor spoilers ahead:thatsssorachael's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This book will ruin you.
I loved it, but it was incredibly bleak. Significantly bleaker than the synopsis wants you to believe. There is a lot of rape in this novel, so if that triggers you I'd avoid this one.
Soli and Kavya are real, imperfect, sometimes unlikeable, often baffling characters. I liked them and their development. I never got the vibe that Kavya actually liked her husband, Rishi, but maybe that was just my perception.
I really enjoyed how morally ambiguous it is. The author allows the reader to come to their own decisions on what is right or wrong, and I really respect that this wasn't a highly politicized novel despite being about immigration at its forefront.
This is extremely relevant to our world today, but it's also a good look at what the USA's immigration policies and practices were under the Obama administration. It's honestly eye opening. The author did a ton of research for this book, and it shows on every page.
Highly recommend
I loved it, but it was incredibly bleak. Significantly bleaker than the synopsis wants you to believe. There is a lot of rape in this novel, so if that triggers you I'd avoid this one.
Soli and Kavya are real, imperfect, sometimes unlikeable, often baffling characters. I liked them and their development. I never got the vibe that Kavya actually liked her husband, Rishi, but maybe that was just my perception.
I really enjoyed how morally ambiguous it is. The author allows the reader to come to their own decisions on what is right or wrong, and I really respect that this wasn't a highly politicized novel despite being about immigration at its forefront.
This is extremely relevant to our world today, but it's also a good look at what the USA's immigration policies and practices were under the Obama administration. It's honestly eye opening. The author did a ton of research for this book, and it shows on every page.
Highly recommend
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Infertility
Moderate: Miscarriage, Racism, and Police brutality
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