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A review by hollyven
Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao
4.0
There is something truly magical about this book. It is brutal, harsh, and unrelenting. At the same time it is wondrous, beautiful, and mystical.
You will fall in love with the two protagonists, Savitha and Poornima, which makes their tragic experiences even more difficult to bear. That love is also what makes this book impossible to put down.
I’ve seen some complain about how some instances seem too coincidental, but to me that is the magic of the story. The fates of these two women are woven into each other in such a cosmic way. Their love is achingly beautiful.
The only reason I took a star off is the ending. It was lovely, but I couldn’t help but feel some disappointment. The story races and builds towards a specific moment and then you don’t get to actually witness it. Just one more sentence and I would have been satisfied.
That being said this book is still 100% worth reading. The journey is far more important than the ending.
Trigger warning for the book: sexual assault, domestic violence, human trafficking, ableist language.
You will fall in love with the two protagonists, Savitha and Poornima, which makes their tragic experiences even more difficult to bear. That love is also what makes this book impossible to put down.
I’ve seen some complain about how some instances seem too coincidental, but to me that is the magic of the story. The fates of these two women are woven into each other in such a cosmic way. Their love is achingly beautiful.
The only reason I took a star off is the ending. It was lovely, but I couldn’t help but feel some disappointment. The story races and builds towards a specific moment and then you don’t get to actually witness it. Just one more sentence and I would have been satisfied.
That being said this book is still 100% worth reading. The journey is far more important than the ending.
Trigger warning for the book: sexual assault, domestic violence, human trafficking, ableist language.