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apeterson10's review
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
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? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Racial slurs and Racism
emilyhays's review
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This book is so horrible in its content in every way. But the way it's done is so fantastic. The writing injects hope into the narrative in a way that makes you not want to get your hopes up, because everytime it feels like something is going to be okay, it's not. This is about to girls in a small village in India and the way they are treated there, and even when apart, the hope they find in their relationship to keep stoking the fire within them to keep going, to find a way out. It is wonderful and yet so awful.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, and Grief
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, and Death of parent
literally all the fucking triggers, seriously.