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Traffik: The Stolen Girls
A story of modern day slavery. Four girls stolen from their homes and sold into a life of degradation and humiliation, four very different girls who learn to respect and rely on each other as they battle for survival against the odds and a cruel and powerful enemy.
Follow spoiled and vain Jata, sensible and motherly Akinyi, sensitive but disturbed Shani and worldly Marija as they strive to regain their stolen freedom and dignity.
Follow spoiled and vain Jata, sensible and motherly Akinyi, sensitive but disturbed Shani and worldly Marija as they strive to regain their stolen freedom and dignity.
435 pages, Paperback
First published October 17, 2014
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About the author
Andy Lang
14 books12 followersAndy Lang was born in the north west of England in 1965 and worked in the early years as an engineer in an agricultural manufacturing company, moving from the United Kingdom in the late 1990's he subsequently spent many years in the entertainment industry in Cataluña, Northern Spain and property sales in Andalucia, Southern Spain, he is currently an Independent Financial Advisor in East Africa. Over the years he has travelled extensively and has lived in Spain, the west of France, Brazil, Kenya and South Africa.
He currently lives with his wife and their young sons in Uganda.
He currently lives with his wife and their young sons in Uganda.
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June 5, 2017
I received a free copy of this book for an honest review and honestly...I didn't like it. The theme was interesting and I know these things go on I just felt the characters were a bit flat. And the repeated use of the pet names 'sweetie' and 'baby' were very irritating. I would not read anything else by this author, not for me unfortunately.
March 12, 2021
This. Was. Shocking.
November 1, 2016
When I saw the promo for this book, I instantly decided I would buy it, and then I was lucky enough to win a free copy in exchange for a review. Andy Lang exposes the reader to the brutal and heart-wrenching reality of sex trafficking - the modern version of slave trade - and few things, in my opinion, can be more important than making people aware of this disgrace to our society and rallying the public up to fight it by any means possible. This, and the detailed exotic African setting in the first part of the book, compels me to give it no less than four stars.
However, I must say that in some ways I have been disappointed. I found the characters somewhat stereotypical and lacking depth and true development throughout the plot. Also, the excessive emphasis on lesbian relationships does not, in my opinion, enhance the plot or character development and was so off-putting that I skimmed through the last part. And this is a shame, because the premise is great and the novel had the potential to be astounding.
Bottom line: anyone who cares about sex trafficking will find this book worth their time, but don't be surprised if the plot and/or characters disappoint you to a certain degree.
However, I must say that in some ways I have been disappointed. I found the characters somewhat stereotypical and lacking depth and true development throughout the plot. Also, the excessive emphasis on lesbian relationships does not, in my opinion, enhance the plot or character development and was so off-putting that I skimmed through the last part. And this is a shame, because the premise is great and the novel had the potential to be astounding.
Bottom line: anyone who cares about sex trafficking will find this book worth their time, but don't be surprised if the plot and/or characters disappoint you to a certain degree.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
did-not-finish
June 7, 2019I received this book in exchange for an honest review.
Well, life is too short to read poorly written books. I tried to read this book, I kept picking it up, starting it, hoping that it would get better. I really wanted to love this book. It could have been so good. I officially got to page 82 and I just had to DNF this book.
The writing is awful with very obvious grammatical errors. I finally put the book down when the described mental disorder was so awfully shown that I just couldn't handle it anymore. I'm sorry but I just cannot handle books that poorly portray mental illness in this way. Maybe it gets better later on, but my life is too short to continue reading a book that I cannot stand.
Well, life is too short to read poorly written books. I tried to read this book, I kept picking it up, starting it, hoping that it would get better. I really wanted to love this book. It could have been so good. I officially got to page 82 and I just had to DNF this book.
The writing is awful with very obvious grammatical errors. I finally put the book down when the described mental disorder was so awfully shown that I just couldn't handle it anymore. I'm sorry but I just cannot handle books that poorly portray mental illness in this way. Maybe it gets better later on, but my life is too short to continue reading a book that I cannot stand.
June 10, 2017
I received this book in exchange for an honest review. I will say I enjoyed the plot and the progress of the storyline. I did enjoy learning the girls back stories. However I was not pleased with the way mental illness was portrayed in this book. I was also not a fan of how much he emphasized the lesbianism. Let me say I am not a judgmental person and firmly believe that everyone has a right to love who they shall love. I just felt that it was forced and not natural. Thank you Mr. Lang for bringing awareness to the cause. There absolutely should be more done in the area of human trafficking.
June 20, 2016
Mtwapa Creek, Kenya. Akinyi loved the Lake Victoria wilds & all the creatures that inhabited the continent.
Her father per-tradtion was looking for a elgible bachelor for her. Mother had other plans for her daughter.
Akinyi was off to college. She was going to major in Hotel & Resort Management.
After graduation she was headed to Mombasa (town).
She started out as a receptionist.
Something came up & Rasta Man (Rastafarian, elderly, Siaya) found Akinyi another job.
Now she was employed as a Cyber Café Attendant.
1 day at the beach she met Josephine (prostitute).
Akinyi mother found out she was pregnant.
Later Akinyi & Shani had become friends.
Limuru (village, Nairobi). Njeri lived with her Godwyne (dad, teacher), & (mom).
The Dr.’s had dignosed her with a mental illness.
Njeri was Shani’s BFF/confidant.
Shani now worked for Joyce as a domestic maid.
Jata lived with Condestina Kamau (mother) & Minister Michael Kamau (dad) they were a very wealthy family.
Later dad had cut off her credit card.
Shani had to tell Joyce (employer) she got a job at a Mombasa hotel.
Jata now on her own; not really truthful on her resume got a job at a hotel in Barcelona.
Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. David “Dave” Broughton (medical disability, wheelchair) & Akinyi were on the chat line quite frequently.
Akinyi & Shani were on their way to Mtito Andei.
Jata was at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
Marija (15) was born raised in Tetovo (Balkan Republic of Macedonia).
Now Marija (18) was headed to Cyril & Methodius University in Skopje.
Dave was headed to see Akinyi Adhiambo.
He found out she worked at Club Prive (brothel).
Vitali (Russian) was a high-class brothel owner. Dragan Ivanov (Albanian, manager, The Dragon), & Dejan (body guard, personal assistant) worked for Vitali.
All of the other 3 girls: Shani, Jata Kamau, & Marija were in time lied to, deceived, threatened, beaten, humiliated, tortured & now prostitutes worked for Vitali also.
Svetlana was in charge of the girls.
Will the 4 every get out of this hellwhole & horrible lifestyle & back to a somewhat normal lifestyle?
In my 2nd. Graduate program I did a class PP presentation on International child/adult prostitution.
“Forced prostitution is illegal under customary law in all countries.” But will always exsist!
Warning: This book contains extremely graphic adult content, violence, or expletive language &/or uncensored sexually explicit material which is only suitable for mature readers. It may be offensive to some readers.
I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review, only an honest one. All thoughts & opinions are entirely my own.
A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very fairly well written fictional female International prostitution book. Because I guess of the cultural differences it wasn’t always very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish, but never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great International female prostitution movie, or a mini TV series. I will still rate this at 5 stars.
Thank you for the free Goodreads; Making Connections; Author; PDF book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
Her father per-tradtion was looking for a elgible bachelor for her. Mother had other plans for her daughter.
Akinyi was off to college. She was going to major in Hotel & Resort Management.
After graduation she was headed to Mombasa (town).
She started out as a receptionist.
Something came up & Rasta Man (Rastafarian, elderly, Siaya) found Akinyi another job.
Now she was employed as a Cyber Café Attendant.
1 day at the beach she met Josephine (prostitute).
Akinyi mother found out she was pregnant.
Later Akinyi & Shani had become friends.
Limuru (village, Nairobi). Njeri lived with her Godwyne (dad, teacher), & (mom).
The Dr.’s had dignosed her with a mental illness.
Njeri was Shani’s BFF/confidant.
Shani now worked for Joyce as a domestic maid.
Jata lived with Condestina Kamau (mother) & Minister Michael Kamau (dad) they were a very wealthy family.
Later dad had cut off her credit card.
Shani had to tell Joyce (employer) she got a job at a Mombasa hotel.
Jata now on her own; not really truthful on her resume got a job at a hotel in Barcelona.
Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. David “Dave” Broughton (medical disability, wheelchair) & Akinyi were on the chat line quite frequently.
Akinyi & Shani were on their way to Mtito Andei.
Jata was at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
Marija (15) was born raised in Tetovo (Balkan Republic of Macedonia).
Now Marija (18) was headed to Cyril & Methodius University in Skopje.
Dave was headed to see Akinyi Adhiambo.
He found out she worked at Club Prive (brothel).
Vitali (Russian) was a high-class brothel owner. Dragan Ivanov (Albanian, manager, The Dragon), & Dejan (body guard, personal assistant) worked for Vitali.
All of the other 3 girls: Shani, Jata Kamau, & Marija were in time lied to, deceived, threatened, beaten, humiliated, tortured & now prostitutes worked for Vitali also.
Svetlana was in charge of the girls.
Will the 4 every get out of this hellwhole & horrible lifestyle & back to a somewhat normal lifestyle?
In my 2nd. Graduate program I did a class PP presentation on International child/adult prostitution.
“Forced prostitution is illegal under customary law in all countries.” But will always exsist!
Warning: This book contains extremely graphic adult content, violence, or expletive language &/or uncensored sexually explicit material which is only suitable for mature readers. It may be offensive to some readers.
I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review, only an honest one. All thoughts & opinions are entirely my own.
A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very fairly well written fictional female International prostitution book. Because I guess of the cultural differences it wasn’t always very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish, but never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great International female prostitution movie, or a mini TV series. I will still rate this at 5 stars.
Thank you for the free Goodreads; Making Connections; Author; PDF book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
November 21, 2014
This book is much deeper than his first with more detailed interraction between the different girls. Not wishing to add any spoiler but I have to admit as I worked my way through the book, my least favourite character at the beginning became my favourite at the end.
It's frightening to know that this sort of thing is actually happening in the 21st century.
It's frightening to know that this sort of thing is actually happening in the 21st century.
July 24, 2016
My favorite character was Akinyi and I liked hearing about her life in Kenya.
The book captured how how easily a person can be sold and the devastating impact. It was a long and detailed story. Hearing from four different characters and their different personalities was interesting.
The book captured how how easily a person can be sold and the devastating impact. It was a long and detailed story. Hearing from four different characters and their different personalities was interesting.
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