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4.5 ⭐️. Sunny is just 12 years old when her father ships her from her native land, Guayana, to America with an unseemly ruthless scammer. Her job is to earn money to help their family financially while they try to get citizenship.
From the very beginning you know this is a horribly wrong mistake, because what good could come from sending your precious child to another country with strangers?
Sunny shifted into so many versions of who she needed to be to endure whichever new terror came her way. She had to develop and rely on her inner strength to push through in the presence of dangerous people and situations. It was painful to read about.
The story has a mix of surprisingly decent and evil characters. There were some that literally made my blood boil. I loved Sunny’s POV of experience American culture - eating sweets seemed to be much sweeter than in her homeland, and she said spaghetti looked like worms.
Amazing debut! The author wasn’t afraid to go “there” and trigger so many emotions. All of this deeply endeared me to Sunny’s journey to victory. This was quite the harrowing story of sacrifice, strength, survival and self-identity!
I loved the story, the audiobook narration was very good. I just feel the ending was lacking. I needed more answers, but that was all I’d change.
Two added bonuses are that this is a #readcaribbean cultural read and it’s an Indie!
I love how reading stories teach us lessons. Sunny’s story reminds me of the importance of empathy. We can see people doing things that may seem beneath us, without taking into account the complete horrors they may be experiencing in private.
Great @indiespinesbookclub selection and discussion!!
I was pulled into this heart wrenching novel from the beginning. It read like a more modern version of The Color Purple. Heartbreaking at times, the MC’s journey illustrates how easy it is for an unguarded child to be harmed or be a harm to themselves. Each character was brought to life vividly.
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