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chronicbookaholic's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
My mum’s dad’s side were indentured labourers in Fiji, so you can say this one hit very close to home.
Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Sexual assault
mels_reading_log's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
One of the Indian indentured servants on a local sugar cane plantation has gone missing. Most don’t care and the rest say she ran away, but one missionary claims there had to be foul play. The police department don’t want to spare a real officer to go check out this non crime, so they send their Indian officer. Just go look, and come back, keep it simple and appease everyone. Well, Akal is actually a great police officer, despite what his boss would tell you, and he isn’t letting this case go until it is solved. So what happened to the missing woman, what other shady things are going on at this plantation and why does no one want the truth?
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Gun violence, Miscarriage, Grief, and Alcohol