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A review by bookishhollow
Dime by E.R. Frank
5.0
I received this book free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Gritty and difficult to read but so, so important! All of the research and willpower it has taken to craft a beautiful book on such an ugly topic is astounding and I applaud Frank immensely. Nothing about reading this book was easy - it was mind blowing and utterly heart wrenching and it represents so much truth about sex trafficking/prostitution that it almost literally hurt to read.
Dime is a foster child who isn't happy with her life. Brandy is a girl who was taken in by a man who helped her get clean of drugs. They meet at a bus stop and Dime's life begins to change. She meets Brandy's daddy and starts to stay with them. Daddy loves Dime, he buys her clothes, gives her a place to sleep, and tells her to stay in school because he has big plans for her. Dime gets slowly drawn into the life they live and doesn't even realize what is really happening until it has happened, over and over. The love, the lies, and the tricks.
This setting of this book hits close to home with NJ being so close to DE, I think it is important that people read a book like this. A book that cuts to the truth, a book that doesn't sugar coat things, a book that slaps you in the face and forces you to focus on the terrible things happening in the world.
Gritty and difficult to read but so, so important! All of the research and willpower it has taken to craft a beautiful book on such an ugly topic is astounding and I applaud Frank immensely. Nothing about reading this book was easy - it was mind blowing and utterly heart wrenching and it represents so much truth about sex trafficking/prostitution that it almost literally hurt to read.
Dime is a foster child who isn't happy with her life. Brandy is a girl who was taken in by a man who helped her get clean of drugs. They meet at a bus stop and Dime's life begins to change. She meets Brandy's daddy and starts to stay with them. Daddy loves Dime, he buys her clothes, gives her a place to sleep, and tells her to stay in school because he has big plans for her. Dime gets slowly drawn into the life they live and doesn't even realize what is really happening until it has happened, over and over. The love, the lies, and the tricks.
This setting of this book hits close to home with NJ being so close to DE, I think it is important that people read a book like this. A book that cuts to the truth, a book that doesn't sugar coat things, a book that slaps you in the face and forces you to focus on the terrible things happening in the world.