Reviews

Spilled Water by Sally Grindley

hanihoney's review

this is soo sad and emotional! what she has to go through just because she is a girl! i love
Lu Si-Yan for being so strong at so young. :,)

quenchy_cactus's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

It was a sad story (I never cried tho). Very impactful and really showed a dark side that people try to hide; child labor, selling humans and even a bit sexism. I hated the uncle and how he is just forgiven now (even though she didn’t forgive him, she is still following him). I hated that the mom died as well, my hope was that the girl would escape and on her own way get back home and meet her mother and brother. But well well 🤷‍♀️ 

enzaprd's review against another edition

3.0

J’ai appris beaucoup de choses

a_very_dyslexic_reader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Slavery and Trafficking

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying and Sexual harassment

ella1212's review

emotional sad fast-paced

sammy_nor's review against another edition

challenging dark sad

• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

andatherrin's review against another edition

fast-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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, and Trafficking

Moderate: Sexual harassment

nicoliflour's review against another edition

hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

ellawaters97's review

3.0

This book is very different to the sort of books I normally read but it was still good. It is a powerful book for a childrens that makes you think as it is set in a different country and about a girl who is sold in to slavery. It talks about her struggles and her wanting to be back with her mum and brother. The letters are quite big compared to the books I read now and this is short as it is a childrens book. A good childrens read.

vcmc's review

3.0

A compelling story for older primary age children and older. The subject matter is dark and so the book may be upsetting to many children. However, it's impossible not to root for Lu Si-Yan as the story flies along. However I found the writing clunky and the characters lack substance and subtlety.