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A review by helenewallace
The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
3.0
I found Sparks Like Stars hard to put down. This was not as engaging a read. While I wanted to know what happened to the main characters, it was slower and I’m getting tired of the back and forth story lines. Still I felt I learned something about women’s lives in Afghanistan and I was often infuriated at their treatment
Graphic: Classism, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Injury/Injury detail