Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

190 reviews

rworrall78's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

Beautiful, such wonderful language and such a lovable main character. I adored this book. I listen to the audiobook and the narration was excellent.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Trafficking, Rape, Slavery, Violence, and Child abuse

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Infertility, Slavery, Rape, Trafficking, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Violence

cleches's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

puterica's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful inspiring tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Rape

emco_0's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Death of parent, and Excrement

Minor: Abortion

dreamofbookspines's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad slow-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

4.0

Uplifting but in flashes shot through what is a sad story of continual abuse and neglect. Adunni is dedicated to getting an education and will stop at nothing, which makes her an admirable heroine for young readers. It's written in dialect, which I found a bit challenging BUT that is not meant as a criticism of the author or Daré's use of dialect; it made the story much richer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Slavery, and Trafficking

strickortreat's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Sexual content, Physical abuse, and Death

Moderate: Infertility, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Death of parent, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Grief

smkelly1997's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Overall, a really good book with beautiful writing. However at ti es it often felt slow. The ending was magic though

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Slavery, Bullying, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Misogyny, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Rape

narbine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, Cursing, and Trafficking

voela321's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

Such a compelling, beautiful, heartbreaking story. This debit novel introduces you to 14 yo Adunni—a Nigerian girl whose mother died when she was young, who is sold into marriage at 14 by her father. She is abused by her husband’s first wife and runs away only to be sold into indentured servitude in a wealthy household where she again faces abuse. Through it all she holds fast to her desire to learn—reading the dictionary and a Nigerian history book whenever she can—and her desire to use that knowledge to teach others. A long shot scholarship opportunity arises and with the help of a friend Adunni seizes her chance to take her future into her own hands. 

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Content Warnings

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