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Orange is the new black but make it Russian. As a fan of the Netflix show OITNB, I was eager to pluck this book from the library bookshelf because I wanted to know exactly what were the incredible events author Yarmysh alluding to. And I will tell you, I wasn't disappointed! This felt like a realistic depiction of what being detained for 10 days with five other women for more trivial reasons would be like. Anya kind of takes on an observational role when surrounded by these women and soon begins to witness some strange events.

Anya's story both past and present strikes the reader as entertaining and keeps the plot moving forward. As it moves forward, we begin to lose some of the characters as they have served some time before Anya got there. With her being the last one there, we're found rather full circle by being introduced to our protagonist and closing up the story with her and reflecting on the whole journey. And there is a lot to reflect on.

Throughout the duration of her stay in the detention center, Anya begins to hallucinate rather connected ideas and struggles to grasp what meaning it has for her and changes in identity.

She also recalls her interactions with men that lead the reader to understand she doesn't have the healthiest relationship with men in large part because of the one she has with her father. She idolized him growinf up, validating the distance he placed between them and it's evident this has traumatized her as we see the story with her and one of her company's top executives.

I wish there were more to the book as questions still remain such as those that emerge at the very end. Overall, a good read.