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Well I've finished it and here's my review -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I don’t write reviews often, only if I think a book really deserves it and I believe that this book does. Especially when I see on Amazon there are hardly any reviews for it. It truly is a wonderful book. It’s one of those special reads you only come across once in a while where you’re still thinking about it long after you have finished it. This book is about human trafficking and more to the point human trafficking of children. Sadly this is going on in the world and might be happening right in front of us without us knowing. The book follows 2 Indian sisters Ahalya and Sita who lose all of their family when a Tsunami hits. They have no one left except each other and decide to head to Chennai in search of a refuge. Sadly they never make it to the refuge. They accept a lift from a stranger as they have no other means of getting there and are taken to Mumbai instead, where they are sold into the world of trafficking and slavery. Thomas an attorney in America, who’s wife has recently left him after the death of their baby girl is made the escape goat at work. He decides to take a sabbatical for a year and head to India to work for a none profit organisation who try to rescue underage girls who are being sold into the sex trade. It’s through his work with the organisation that his path crosses with the lives of the sisters and he decides he wants to help them. I must admit I hadn’t realised until this book (maybe I am naive) what Mumbai is like and how dangerous it is. It seems that it is well documented how bad the sex trade is there too. You just have to Google it to see for yourselves. The book is wonderfully written with believable characters. You really get a sense of what life or maybe existence is the right word (they certainly don’t have a life) is like for these poor girls. Passed around and sold to different perverts every night, living in poor conditions, having sex unwillingly to make their pimps money that they never see a penny of and being raped and beaten repeatedly and sold for mega money. It opens your eyes to the darker side of the world we live in. Corban Addison has really done his homework here. Although the book might sound depressing it really isn’t. It can be a little upsetting to read at times but it’s wonderfully written. It’s a book about courage, cruelty, family, survival and loss and made me shed a few tears at the end. Please pick this book up and read it !!!!! 10/10

Thanks Anthea. I never really use the wishlist function. I didn't realise it told you if something had come down in price. I think i'll start using that from now on. It can only help. Can't it.

Thanks Julie. I already use that. I guess it is the same thing. Silly me

Does anyone know if Amazon UK has something similar please??

Does anyone know of any websites for the UK that lets us know of price reductions on ebooks for kindle owners?? I have missed out on a couple of ebooks not realising that they were on special price and have now gone back up and I'm really annoyed I'm not looking for free books necessarily just price reductions. I wondered if there was an easier way rather than having to keep searching on amazon all the time as I have a fairly large list of books. Thanks in advance

The ending ..... I know what you mean I enjoyed it up until then thought it was a great film but I heard there will be a sequeal but don't quote me on that.

The Impossible. Heartbreaking yet uplifitng at the same time. Hard to believe what those poor people went through back in 2004. The film tells the TRUE STORY of a family that were very lucky considering what they were put through, hard to believe what happened to them really in the grand scheme of things.

1 is rocking out with Charles in the bedroom she replied. why don't you join us ...

out with her ...

Whoops I didn't even realise sorry That's what happens after a couple of beers on a Friday night

well since I started this thread I've noticed I'm flying through books on my kindle. I'm on my third book already since just after Xmas & will probs finish that this weekend. That's quick for me. Normally takes me roughly 2 weeks a book with paperback. Maybe I'm just reading more as I love my new toy I'm not sure though. There might be some truth in it.

That's exactly what I've gone and done Got my new kindle couldn't wait to use it. Read a book on there and now regret buying a selection of paperback books before Xmas as I really don't want to read them in paperback. Just the thought of it fills me with dread lol I thought I'd continue to read paperback but I don't think I will now unless it's cheaper to do so. Who would have thought it ay, me a kindle worshiper. I always said I wouldn't use one

well since I started this thread I've noticed I'm flying through books on my kindle. I'm on my third book already since just after Xmas & will probs finish that this weekend. That's quick for me. Normally takes me roughly 2 weeks a book with paperback. Maybe I'm just reading more as I love my new toy I'm not sure though. There might be some truth in it.

Just came across this. Adding it to my wishlist. Its now £2.84 for the kindle if you're still interested

I agree the film looks awesome. I cannot wait for that to come out later this year. It'll be odd to see Brad Pitt in a zombie film though I didn't even realise it was a book

Just finished Hopeless by Colleen Hoover and now starting The Wicked Girls by Alex Marwood

Books Read Hopeless - Colleen Hoover The Wicked Girls - Alex Marwood The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden - Jessica Sorensen A Walk Across the Sun - Corban Addison The First Last Kiss - Ali Harris Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J.K Rowling Fallen Too Far - Abbi Glines Never Too Far - Abbi Glines The Help - Kathryn Stockett

WISH LIST A Hunting Lila - Sarah Alderson The end of everything - Megan Abbott Saints v Sinners - Katie Agnew B To My Best Friends - Sam Baker Stranded - Emily Barr The Empty Nesters - Nina Bell Wish - Sasha Blake Sweet Little Lies - Alison Bond C The Day You Saved My Life - Louise Candlish Clockwork Angel - Clare Cassandra Clockwork Prine - Clare Cassandra Breaking the Silence - Diane Chamberlain Bad Girls - Rebecca Chance Divas - Rebecca Chance Dear Thing - Julie Cohen Dearest Rose - Rowan Coleman Where the truth lies - Julie Corbin Do Me No Harm - Julie Corbin Devils Child - Jerry Coyne D Someone Else's Life - Katie Dale Little Sister by Lucy Dawson What my best Friend Did - Lucy Dawson One that got away - Lucy Dawson Friends Like Us - Caitlin Davies You Against Me - Jenny Downham Woman Before Me - Ruth Dugdall E F Up Close and Personal - Leonie Fox G A Perfectly Good Man - Patrick Gale Looking For Alaska - John Green Sister's Gift - Giselle Green Mum's List - St John Greene H Taken - Sharon Hamilton The Summer Series - Jenny Han Disovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness One Child - Torey Hayden Last to know - Melissa Hill I J Skin Deep - Laura Jarratt K The Immortal Rules - Julie Kawaga Goodnight Beautiful - Dorothy Koomson Woman he loved before - Dorothy Koomson L Just One More Day - Susan Lewis Losing You - Susan Lewis Sister - Rosamund Lupton M The Fall - Claire McGowan Georgina Kincaid Series - Richelle Mead Vampire Academy - Richelle Mead The Girl You Left Behind - JoJo Moyes N The Sky Is Everywhere - Jandy Nelson Pear Shaped by Stella Newman Pillow Talk - Freya North Chances - Freya North O Revenge - Sharon Osbourne The First Time I Saw Your Face - Hazel Osmond Who's afraid of Mr Wolfe - Hazel Osmond P Wonder - R.J. Palacio A Child Called It - Dave Pelzer Handle with Care - Jodi Picoult Starters - Lissa Price Q R Crying Tree - Nassem Rakha Call Me When you Get to Heaven - Madeline Richardson To touch the Stars - Jessica Ruston The Darker Side of Love - Jessica Ruston S When You Were Mine - Rebecca Serle The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight - Jennifer E. Smith Never Knowing - Chevy Stevens Shiver, Linger, Forever (Series) - Maggie Stiefvater Prima Donna - Karen Swan Players - Karen Swan Worth Fighting for: Love, Loss and Moving Forward - Lisa Niemi Swayze T Slated - Teri Terry This Is A Love Story - Jessica Thompson Lucy in the Sky - Paige Toon The Longest Holiday - Paige Toon U V W Changing Grooms - Sasha Wagstaff X Y Z

The First Last Kiss by Ali Harris

Wow you can tell I've just joined the kindle crew can't you. I'm taking over this part of the forum haha I've heard people say they read faster on a kindle before (probs on other devices too I would imagine). I just wondered if any of you find that to be true?

Sorry I didn't see this and I've just posted 1. Maybe you could move it over for me please Good idea by the way. I was thinking we could do with a thread for this.

Thanks Janet. I've found it now. I've managed to put a couple of books on too. I'm going to have far too many books now