Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

32 reviews

ree333's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Violence, Slavery, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Classism, Child abuse, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship

curatoriallyyours's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective tense 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? No

4.0

I struggled at first with this book - some truly awful things happen to the main character and I had to set it aside until I was feeling mentally stronger. It does get better - even though bad things happen in the second half of the book too, there is a more hopeful feeling once she has allies. There is a plot point in the second half of the book that was annoying to me - her innocence was over-done, in my opinion, when she was trying to work out what happened to Rebecca. Other incidences where she does not understand seem more contextually consistent but I found it hard to believe that she could not put two and two together to work out at least the base level of what had gone on. Even so, the book was compelling and I particularly enjoyed listening to the performance on audiobook, as it really brought life to the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Violence, Trafficking, Sexual content, Sexism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Grief, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, and Bullying

linesiunderline's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.0

Books leave impressions on us in all sorts of ways. In this book, it’s Adunni’s voice that pulled me into the story and it is what will stay with me.

For me, the most impressive achievement of this book is how Adunni feels entirely real. You can’t help but imagine her in the world, and wish good things for her. The rhythm of the language came to life in the audiobook, which was brilliantly narrated.

Some of the secondary characters didn’t feel as well realized as I like, but  with Adunni at the heart of the story, I didn’t really mind.

As much as the novel is full of trauma and suffering, this is also story of resilience and longing and the fight to reach for your future.

I’ll be watching out for what this author creates next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, and Violence

jouljet's review against another edition

informative reflective tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Trafficking

leighannebfd3b's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, and Slavery

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Cursing, and Infertility

veganecurrywurst's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

secretsoup's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

4.0

This book was a rough read because of the rape and physical abuse, but I’m glad I stuck with it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Excrement, Sexism, Slavery, Terminal illness, and Torture

the_literarylinguist's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-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: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Pregnancy

maggie333's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I finished The Girl With the Louding Voice today, and this book moved me in ways that a book hasn't in a long time. I'm a high school student in the USA, but even with me being so different than Adunni, I found myself relating to her in so many ways. I also feel like I learned so much more from her story and her pain. The writing of this novel is so beautiful and unique. It is written in broken English at first, which was an adjustment, but it really fit the story, and I felt like I could clearly hear Adunni's voice and thoughts. There was not a single place in the entire book where I was not fully wrapped up in Adunni's story. I really recommend this story to anyone. It can be emotional and graphic at times, but it really brings a personal perspective to deeply important issues.  I feel like my perspective has widened so much. I can't say enough about this book, for sure one my absolute favorite books this year, if not of all time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Slavery, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Trafficking, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, and Infidelity

Minor: Blood, Excrement, and Infertility

em_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

Wow this book was difficult to read but definitely eye opening.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death