Gosh, how do rate a book like this? That night, in Kas's apartment in an ancient, yellow-brick house a couple of miles from the center of town, we made love for the first time, and afterward Kas held me in his arms and I felt safe. There is a lot of danger where she is living and I feel like the author portrayed it perfectly. In the main characters home country they continued to warn the girls about trafficking. The mother, Lillian, won't let Hannah contact her family and treats Hannah like scum. We'll think of something, I promise. For the rest of the weekend, we wandered around the city together, sat outside cafés drinking coffee or glasses of wine and ate our meals in restaurants that were full of the sound of laughter and where everyone seemed to talk at the same time. "I don't know how people know when they love someone, but you've been there for me for so long that...", He interrupted me, raising a hand impatiently and saying, "Well, if you love someone, you have to make sacrifices for them. And then I added hastily, "But don't worry, Kas. Read and actually understand the aspects of an abusive and un-submissive relationship before you go posing! He had his back to the open doorway, but he turned as I stepped through it and looked at me with an expression I didn't recognize and couldn't read. He became violent and cruel, and she was forced to become a prostitute to pay him this so-called debt.Sophie serviced many men and saw little money- Kas was always beating her up and starving her, and emotional abuse was also part of the picture. I know I'll never get over what i uncovered about Sophie's story and what's going on in the world. You are going to repay this debt for me.". Even though Hannah's situation is far removed from the average teen's, I think most readers will keep asking themselves, "What would I do here?" It will keep you up way past your bedtime and have you thinking about it every second of every day until you’ve finished reading it, and then some more. Trafficked is a book that I picked up via NetGalley. So, I was confused when I was over halfway through the book and she still hadn't left the house! She went to Italy for a visit with him but then to her horror, Kas changed and told her she owed him money and was not going home until it was paid. Please try again. I devoured most of this book on an airplane flight and later stayed up half the night to finish. Trafficked is a book that I picked up via NetGalley. This book is an eye opener. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Yes Kas had tremendous power over her but she was still able to speak with her mother who even gave her the out of Aunt Lindy. Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2018. Each year, I love to read as many Gateway nominees as possible. As an ever-voracious reader, I often read articles from it since it was the most easily available reading material at her apartment. I was in the mood for some non-fiction, and the premise of this true story seemed to be one that I could read without being bored to pieces. I hate to say anything negative about Sophie's story, because it is certainly clear that she went through a horrible experience. Is something wrong?" “Trafficked” is one of those books that should come with a warning. This was an incredible book that dealt with a very real, and very hidden problem in our society. This sort of thing doesn't happen in real life. Every emotion conceivable is what this book will bring out in you. … Definitely worth the read, but I feel as though I would have enjoyed it much more knowing exactly what I was getting into. There's a problem loading this menu right now. His sneer was cold and dismissive. Trafficked was an interesting book. We’d love your help. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 11, 2014. But Kas was clearly in deadly earnest and as I rested my elbows on the kitchen table, holding my head in my hands with tears streaming down my face, I was afraid. This book was great though. It was also enlightening, because no, you don't think this happens to nice, middle class girls from developed, stable countries. I remember the first time I read about human trafficking. I'm truly sorry this happens in our world. Unfortunately, her father was just a mean, nasty person. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. You know I want to, but it would take me a lifetime to earn that sort of money. She was terrified for her life, her brothers and any of the other evil things Kas might do to her. No other family survives who will help her, so she accepts and enters a nig. Okay, to be more specific, I was crestfallen even I was just a quarter through with this book. Agonisingly honest account of a young woman being befriended, manipulated and betrayed by a vile criminal who used her as a source of income by forcing her into prostitution. Can’t believe what this poor girl had to endure. I am not saying that this is a bad novel by any means, but boy was it scary. Human trafficking is an issue that many people are unaware of in America. Especially not teenagers who, arguably, should be one of the groups MOST informed. She's promised 400 dollars a week, which she plans to send back home to her "babushka" to save her from getting evicted from her home and to pay for her cataract surgery. In this story inspired by real characters, three girls from America, Nigeria and India are trafficked through an elaborate global network and enslaved in a Texas brothel, and must together attempt a daring escape to reclaim their freedom. It was definitely much better than I was ever expecting and I would encourage anyone interested in real world problems to read this book. She knows that girls sometimes are taken to foreign countries to be prostitutes, but this is America and it must be safe. It's a truly dreadful story and one which should be told loud and clear, in order to stop other girls suffering Sophie's pain and distress.The aftermath of an experience like this must be horrendous - it must take years to get your mind back to normal, if ever, and you have to feel for Sophie and her family. Granted, I understand that this is meant to bring awareness to the situation, but I'm not quite sure that it should fall under the YA categ. I really wanted to love it, but unfortunately it came up short for me. I have to pay this debt. Some of the coincidences are a bit unbelievable, but Hannah herself is an appealing character, determined despite what is happening to her, to find a way out.
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