05hamiltonk's review against another edition
4.0
I thought this was a really insightful book which tells of the nuances of migrant sex workers stories. It definitely paints a depressing picture of abuse, coercion and desperation. It shows how much immigration control and the hostile environment takes away people's agency to choose and makes them so vulnerable to abuse.
The ending was disappointing, it was almost like the author ran out of time. I had to re-read the final sentences several times as I felt I must have missed something. It almost made me give the book 3 stars but I don't think that would be fair as overall it is a really impressive and brave work of journalism.
The ending was disappointing, it was almost like the author ran out of time. I had to re-read the final sentences several times as I felt I must have missed something. It almost made me give the book 3 stars but I don't think that would be fair as overall it is a really impressive and brave work of journalism.
sarahkomas's review
3.0
Hard to read of the experience of so many women trapped by hostile immigration, pimped out, or trafficked and caught in the sex trade. I was so saddened to read of the increase in recent years despite all that so many organisations are doing to try to help. The narratives within the book made it , for all that it was hard, a readable book, though sometimes they all got so tangled that it was hard to keep track.
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