Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

190 reviews

bibim's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

lmbowler31's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring sad slow-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

4.0

Adunni is the bravest, most determined and hopeful protagonist I’ve read about in a while. But her story is beyond tragic, almost obscenely so - this book is not for the faint of heart. Read the content warnings before starting. It’s hard to recommend a book that is so tragically sad and traumatic. The writing was great, the voice narration is the best I’ve listened to but danggggg it’s a sad book. 

Also, if you need a reality check on your privilege, read this book. If you want to feel rage about the treatment of women and girls, read this book.

The amount of joy is small and the pay off of Adunni coming out on top at the end doesn’t feel as good as compared to the amount of tragedy it took to get there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Child abuse

reggiethebird's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexism

Moderate: Pregnancy, Slavery, Trafficking, and Abandonment

Minor: Excrement and Miscarriage

jeannelle's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Infertility, and Rape

jvantland's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? No

4.0

The audiobook narrator was fantastic and added a whole new dimension to this story. That said, this story, especially with such realistic narration, became unbearably graphic. The abuse Adunni suffers is horrific and the lack of justice and her Stockholm syndrome, it was all a lot to take on. It felt sadistic to read of her graphic torment, bewilderment and fear. I skipped over a lot of it.

A powerful story, but be aware of the trigger warnings. I didn’t take them seriously enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Rape

mchalleyster's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative tense medium-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

3.75

I really empathized with the main character’s polite and injustices of her world. Intriguing use of time and space, I did not know what era I was in until midway through the book. Some challenging aspects as well as inspiring bravery and determination.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Violence

Minor: Infidelity, Infertility, and Death

bringmybooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

There is very little to be said about this book that hasn't already been said, so I'm going to let the quotes (&my review infographic things) speak for themselves:

✨ 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 ✨ B̷O̷R̷R̷O̷W̷ B̷Y̷P̷A̷S̷S̷

“Who knows what else tomorrow will bring? So, I nod my head yes, because it is true, the future is always working, always busy unfolding better things, and even if it doesn’t seem so sometimes, we have hope of it.”

“My mama say education will give me a voice. I want more than just a voice, Ms. Tia. I want a louding voice,” I say. “I want to enter a room and people will hear me even before I open my mouth to be speaking. I want to live in this life and help many people so that when I grow old and die, I will still be living through the people I am helping.”

“When you get up every day, I want you to remind yourself that tomorrow will be better than today. That you are a person of value. That you are important.”

“I want to tell her that God is not a cement building of stones and sand. That God is not for all that putting inside a house and locking Him there. I want her to know that the only way to know if a person find God and keep Him in their heart is to check how the person is treating other people, if he treats people like Jesus says--with love, patience, kindness, and forgiveness.”

(but seriously - this was a wonderful book, even as it was very hard to read (subject matter) at times. It was worth it. It feels necessary. I highly recommend it.)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Medical content, Bullying, Child abuse, Excrement, Grief, Animal death, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Slavery, Trafficking, Violence, and Death of parent

lilac12's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Child abuse, Trafficking, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

mayy_y's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Oh Myyyy!!!
Why didn’t anyone tell me about this book sooner! I was so eager to read it, but at the same time I didn’t want the story to end
I grew so fond of Adunni. She’s so smart, brave and funny too. Some of her descriptions had me cryinggg. 

It’s sad to think how some cultures still participate in this ‘tradition’ of marrying girls off to men that could be their fathers! It’s disgusting🤮 
Such a shame!

I did eventually feel bad for Big Mummy tho, but she made her choice i guess. So happy Adunni got to meet people that cared for her. At least she wasn’t all alone🥹

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Content Warnings

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

kdonovan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Trafficking, and Pedophilia

Minor: Terminal illness and Classism