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littlebookcastle_sam's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence
lassinthelibrary's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Torture, and Trafficking
travelseatsreads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Brutal, raw, dark and absolutely engrossing.
When I started this book I honestly rolled my eyes and thought, not this again. I've read and listened to a lot of books with very similar themes in recent months and was fearful of being bored by essentially the same story. Well, after the first few pages not alone did I forget about being bored, I also forgot to breathe.
From the first few words, I was immediately consumed by Jane's fear, desperation and hunger. The tension within this book is immediate, it throws you straight into the action and somehow that tension continues to build right until those final scenes.
Dean portrays the warped relationship between Jane and Lenn (her captor) so delicately and so forcefully all at once. He shows just how much control Lenn has and exerts over her while simultaneously conveying an element of care given to her.
As the story develops Jane is faced with many almost impossible decisions. Dean gracefully negotiates these moral dilemmas and really makes you question, what would you do in these scenarios? It's not always as simple as right or wrong.
Dean's style is suitably claustrophobic, chilling and unrelenting. He has created a world so vivid and menacing. Once you read those first few lines he instantaneously picks you up, plunges you head first into that world and does not let you come up for air until the very last page.
Already one of my top reads for 2021.
When I started this book I honestly rolled my eyes and thought, not this again. I've read and listened to a lot of books with very similar themes in recent months and was fearful of being bored by essentially the same story. Well, after the first few pages not alone did I forget about being bored, I also forgot to breathe.
From the first few words, I was immediately consumed by Jane's fear, desperation and hunger. The tension within this book is immediate, it throws you straight into the action and somehow that tension continues to build right until those final scenes.
Dean portrays the warped relationship between Jane and Lenn (her captor) so delicately and so forcefully all at once. He shows just how much control Lenn has and exerts over her while simultaneously conveying an element of care given to her.
As the story develops Jane is faced with many almost impossible decisions. Dean gracefully negotiates these moral dilemmas and really makes you question, what would you do in these scenarios? It's not always as simple as right or wrong.
Dean's style is suitably claustrophobic, chilling and unrelenting. He has created a world so vivid and menacing. Once you read those first few lines he instantaneously picks you up, plunges you head first into that world and does not let you come up for air until the very last page.
Already one of my top reads for 2021.
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit
calistaandrechek's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
3.75
Thank you to NetGalley, Will Dean and Simon & Schuster Canada for the free e-book in exchange for an honest review.
I didn't even read the synopsis of this novel before I requested it because I'm such a huge Dean fan so I was very surprised upon reading what it was actually about. This one is quite dark, but necessarily so. This is a big issue still around that world that needs to be addressed. Human trafficking is such a scary thing, but I feel like this novel approached it in a way that you could read about without being depressed. It was a very quick read because I wanted to know what happened to our main character! Overall, quite an enjoyable read even with the dark subject matter.
I didn't even read the synopsis of this novel before I requested it because I'm such a huge Dean fan so I was very surprised upon reading what it was actually about. This one is quite dark, but necessarily so. This is a big issue still around that world that needs to be addressed. Human trafficking is such a scary thing, but I feel like this novel approached it in a way that you could read about without being depressed. It was a very quick read because I wanted to know what happened to our main character! Overall, quite an enjoyable read even with the dark subject matter.
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
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