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This story really took me by surprise. It is absolutely beautiful, heartbreaking, and so important for so many different people. Reading Kiran’s story and learning about the ways that her attack left her a shell of the person that she once was gives the reader a deeper insight into the empathy that it takes to not only believe victims, but to help them as they heal.

I felt that the plot was well thought-out and the characters were so very lifelike. I think Jasmin Kaur did a wonderful job in developing this story, and it was even more interesting that she added an epilogue of sorts to describe how the story would’ve taken place during COVID-19.

Overall, if you love poetry, you love words, and you love when an author can make something sound lyrically beautiful, this book is absolutely for you. If you like heavy subjects that give you an insight into what it’s like to survive something so terrible, this is also for you. This book will give you empathy and teach you lessons you never thought you needed to learn.

Favorite quote: “‘He doesn’t define you. He does not define us.’”

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4.0

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4.0

3.75⭐️

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

Read as part of The Fold’s reading challenge. April prompt: A book by a Sikh author. In the end I really enjoyed this. The writing was beautiful and at first I wasn’t sure about the poems interspersed through the narrative but I think they lent a unique element to the story and allowed the author to showcase her ability to write beautiful prose. Kieran’s story and much of her POV was heartbreaking and def brought literal tears to my eyes. This book did a good job of weaving together themes of family, culture, shame, inter generational trauma and healing & teen hood in a way that felt natural and seamless. I thought it was a bit long and Sahaara’s behaviour really annoyed me at times. Overall a beautiful story that touched on many important themes. Clearly a YA book. I think this would be good for a school study book

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

An incredibly moving story delivered in such a heart-wrenching way.

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