This is without a doubt the hardest book I have read this year (2026). The issues that this book touches on are distressing and while this is a historical fiction, several of these events are heavily prevalent in today's society. That was what struck me the most while reading; the fact that these institutions and horrific acts still occur to this day. The sex trade industry is a multibillion-dollar industry and still get away with these atrocities every day. This book is not

I haven't done this in a while so let's see if I can remember to do this lol. I might take this time to change a few formatting things while I get back into the groove. I have been using a few new book tracking apps lately and I really like the rating systems so I think I will combine them instead of just the standard 5 stars. Also, if you want to follow along on my reading journey. I am @therosereads on both Pagebound and StoryGraph. I will also try and link them somewhere o