Jasmina leaves the missionary home to look for her brother, Samir. She finds him, but Samir is working for the men who kept them enslaved; he is now the enslaver. When Jasmina tries to free a group of girls that Samir recruited, everyone's lives are at risk.

What a hearbreaking book! Definitely for mature readers. There are a few of Jasmina's diary entries intertwined with the story. This only enhances the novel. There was a good balance between dialogue and descriptions. Characters were fully developed.

Good series, even with the heavy-handed preaching about Jesus. It tells some horrible stories that are very real for thousands of kids in some of the poorest parts of the world.

This story was significantly darker than its predecessor. I still enjoyed the emotional journey, but because of the heavy emphasis on sex trafficking (implied but not explicitly shown), I can’t recommend this book for children or teens without their parents having read it first to make sure the content isn’t too mature for their children and teenagers. It would be a great conversation starter to delve into deep moral questions and topics. It’s definitely eye-opening and heartbreaking that children around the globe go through such atrocities.

Content: sex trafficking (implied, not explicitly shown), nudity, medical procedures

FTC: I received a copy from NetGalley. This is my honest opinion.