Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Ashes in the Snow by Ruta Sepetys

7 reviews

misterbugman's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Racism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Deportation

lizziaha's review against another edition

3.0

I found it hard to connect with the characters, and the end felt unsatisfying. I almost wish that we had seen at least a little of the twelve years after the end of the book. And while this book is definitely not about romance, since romance was part of the epilogue, I wish we’d seen a little more of it throughout the book. I think that Sepetys always includes characters that don’t exist within comfortable lines of morality, but in this book it felt rushed and not fleshed out enough. I do kind of want to reread Joana’s story in the other book though. I didn’t remember enough from my read several years ago. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Deportation

Moderate: Antisemitism and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death

megs_baer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jojo_'s review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Moderate: Excrement, Antisemitism, Medical content, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Animal death and Suicide

jessicaa_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Grief, Pregnancy, and Deportation

Moderate: Sexual assault, Slavery, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide and Torture

chuckielittle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual violence, Death of parent, and War

my_username's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

TRIGGER WARNING: One of the characters mother needs to prostitute herself to save her son. That was honestly the hardest part for me to read