Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

191 reviews

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

elp_kelp's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Death

amandalorianxo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

Emotional and character driven. I wanted Adunni to succeed throughout the entire story and I’m so glad there was hope towards the end. We follow a fourteen /fifteen year old Nigerian girl from a rural village who is taken into a stranger’s house to be bear him a son. Unfortunately, indirect tragedy strikes and Adunni realizes she can’t stay anymore if she wants her “Louding voice” to move beyond her current situation. Thankfully, there are people that are on her side and help Adunni strive toward her goals. This book sheds a lot of light to what happens in rural places not just in Africa but all over the world. We need to advocate for girls and women to receive education, no matter what status they hold in life. We can’t shut out our women when there is so much for them to strive for. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, and Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Death

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? N/A

3.0

 The Girl With The Louding Voice by Abi Daré was a difficult and traumatic read, but well worth the time. This heartbreaking story makes you want to crawl into the pages and hug Adunni as tight as you can as her childhood unfolds. While I’m not typically a fan of stories written phonetically, Daré’s style here helps to solidify Adunni’s place in society and her lack of education. This is such a moving read, but, full-disclosure, I found it hard to get through given the subject matter’s weight. I do highly recommend this book, but be warned that it is not a happy read, nor an easy one. This book handles real life events for so many women (really, young girls who become women too soon), and though it is a fictional account, it doesn’t make these situations any less real. This book will make you think about others on an entirely new plain, but it is well worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Sexism, Pedophilia, Miscarriage, Death, Classism, Child abuse, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, and Medical content

electric_apricity's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Slavery, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death of parent, Infidelity, and Infertility

erendira's review against another edition

challenging hopeful sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

bookforthought's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Death

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, Trafficking, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Infertility

meg0207's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, and Trafficking

maigahannatu's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Trafficking and Rape

Minor: Abortion

Even though the author deals with difficult subjects, she keeps it PG 13. Still, those subjects could be triggering.

amaezone's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death, Slavery, Violence, and Child abuse