Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

190 reviews

leonormsousa's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Child abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Trafficking, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Abortion, Blood, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Death, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

brittmariasbooks's review against another edition

sad tense

2.5

Gelezen voor Yaltival 2023

Ik had hoge verwachtingen voor dit boek aangezien het boek het Beste boek voor jongeren 2022 (vertaald) heeft gewonnen. 

Pff, wat een heftig boek. Misschien ligt het aan mij maar ik had verwacht dat Adunni haar luidende stem voor iets groots zou gebruiken. Echter, dit verhaal laat Adunni's strijd zien om onderwijs te kunnen volgen. Na een geforceerd huwelijk op haar veertiende, vlucht ze en komt ze bij iemand in dienst. Adunni's leven is zwaar en mijn advies is om zeker de content warnings te lezen voordat je het boek leest.

Verteld in een unieke stem was dit boek het helaas niet voor mij.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Rape

elizabethqueers's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

jessalex610's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Initial reaction: I love the message of the story. And I was really rooting for Adunni and her resilient spirit.  But I had some problems with the pacing, especially towards the end. I feel like we could’ve gotten so much more out of Adunni’s character development and especially with Miss Tia’s relationship but I feel like it was paced too quickly. It made a very beautiful, liberating relationship just seem very forced and confusing. basically as soon as we transition from Ikati to Lagos, the Lagos portion just felt…off. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Child abuse, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

itsjadenbaby's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

I am sure this will sound like slander to most, but this book was difficult to get through for me. It was a bit slow-paced for my liking. I know it stands for important things, and for that, I appreciate it. However, I did not really enjoy this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Classism, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Violence, Infertility, and Rape

Minor: Abortion, Cursing, Miscarriage, Slavery, Emotional abuse, and Blood

miranda226's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

dayofrebecca's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Rape, and Domestic abuse

yourariesbby's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

stacyaj's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Child abuse, and Rape

mdking's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I did not enjoy this book.

Firstly, it was incredibly dark. It was page after page of sorrow, abuse and trauma. There was a bit of light offered at the end, but for me it didn't offset how challenging the rest of the book was.

This book captures the harrowing experience of those in modern day slavery, and it is indeed harrowing. If you want a book to enjoy, this is not it. 

Secondly, there were so many issues raised in this book that were unresolved. Without spoiling what they are, questions raised about her life at home, work and associates remain unresolved. 

It took me months to finish this book because it was so bleak. I can't honestly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Slavery, Rape, and Child abuse