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mawdge's review
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
kcampbell227's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-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
4.5
📖: “Jane” has been held captive on an isolated farm in the middle of nowhere England by Lenn for over 7 years. She has the freedom to move around the small house but Lenn watches everything she does thru cameras. Jane’s expected to cook, clean, have sex on his command, if not she’s punished. He hangs over her head the threat of deportation back to Vietnam if she does not comply. Plus he has damaged her ankle so she can’t move well. Escape seems impossible or is it..
đź’: An intense, raw, bone-chilling, nightmarish thriller about being held captive. This showed how humans can be pure evil, yet in the face of that also hopeful and resilient. The writing was so descriptive it hurt me to read some parts. This was so very realistic. It was suspenseful in a different way than most thrillers - worrying about her safety and sanity.
✍️: human trafficking, immigrants, captivity, abuse, trauma, control, pain, survival
đź’: An intense, raw, bone-chilling, nightmarish thriller about being held captive. This showed how humans can be pure evil, yet in the face of that also hopeful and resilient. The writing was so descriptive it hurt me to read some parts. This was so very realistic. It was suspenseful in a different way than most thrillers - worrying about her safety and sanity.
✍️: human trafficking, immigrants, captivity, abuse, trauma, control, pain, survival
carlotta25's review
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Trafficking, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, and Rape
paperbackprincess's review
4.5
Dude. I’m traumatized! This was such a great introduction to this author for me. It kept me on the edge of my seat and cringing (in the best ways possible). I’m going to be honest. This wasn’t the easiest read. So check your triggers! It’s every refugee’s nightmare!!
I plotted the many deaths of Lenn while reading.
I plotted the many deaths of Lenn while reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy
cindynapkins's review against another edition
dark
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? Yes
5.0
frustratedlibrarian's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
katykelly's review against another edition
5.0
Good lord, horrifying nightmarish experience that's impossible to clear from your mind.
Much like Into the Darkest Corner (Elizabeth Haynes), this had me agonising throughout, outside of but yet a part of this poor woman's unbearable and unescapable life.
A friend lent me the book, it's not one I'd heard of, and just reading the synopsis meant I knew both what I was in for and that it was going to be a painful read. I wasn't mistaken.
'Jane' has been living for 7 years as captive wife to a farmer, who has raped her repeatedly and hobbled her, who expects her to cook and clean for him every day, who watches her every movement on camera, and who she feels obligated towards for finding her sister work. We learn that the two young women were trafficked over to England with the promise of honest jobs and money to send home. Now 'Jane' has her sister's letters and a few meagre possessions of her own left. The ones Lenn hasn't burned yet.
Awful, yes? Appalling? It is. You clench throughout, not wanting to know what he's going to do next to her, if she can possibly get herself away from this living hell.
Too too real. Especially when you know that there are people that are treated badly every day, that are hidden from the authorities. This is powerful, upsetting and I am pretty sure - hard to dislodge from your head.
Much like Into the Darkest Corner (Elizabeth Haynes), this had me agonising throughout, outside of but yet a part of this poor woman's unbearable and unescapable life.
A friend lent me the book, it's not one I'd heard of, and just reading the synopsis meant I knew both what I was in for and that it was going to be a painful read. I wasn't mistaken.
'Jane' has been living for 7 years as captive wife to a farmer, who has raped her repeatedly and hobbled her, who expects her to cook and clean for him every day, who watches her every movement on camera, and who she feels obligated towards for finding her sister work. We learn that the two young women were trafficked over to England with the promise of honest jobs and money to send home. Now 'Jane' has her sister's letters and a few meagre possessions of her own left. The ones Lenn hasn't burned yet.
Awful, yes? Appalling? It is. You clench throughout, not wanting to know what he's going to do next to her, if she can possibly get herself away from this living hell.
Too too real. Especially when you know that there are people that are treated badly every day, that are hidden from the authorities. This is powerful, upsetting and I am pretty sure - hard to dislodge from your head.
cecedicksonn's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0