sarahandmatilda's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
4.5
This is a fairly exhilarating/therapeutic reading experience, reading about two downtrodden and abused teenage girls seizing power and agency in their lives. Normally I would avoid books where the main characters steal or break laws, but this was written in a way that I was cheering for them the whole time. There is just enough frivolity to balance out the dark aspects of the story, such as when they eat candy and junk food all the time (how do they have the energy to do what they do when they haven’t had any real food? who knows?!). I love how the chapter titles kept track of how much money they had at each moment.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Physical abuse and Trafficking
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