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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
liked the premise, but did a lot of telling rather than showing and kind of hit you over the head with the themes
emotional
hopeful
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
*This is a review of a free review copy*
I loved The Girl with the Louding Voice so jumped at the chance to read its sequel. At first I was disappointed as the novel opened with the voice of Tia - prosaic after the richly appealing story of Adunni. But that was short-lived - Adunni quickly reappeared. In fact, sharing the narration between various different voices made the story-telling all the more effective. Tia's character was more fully developed and the voices of Adunni and other women and girls meant there was plenty of space for everyone to tell their stories. It was powerful, moving, heartbreaking and full of love.
(My enjoyment was only slightly marred by some formatting errors on the ebook I read, which I hope were fixed before full publication!)
I loved The Girl with the Louding Voice so jumped at the chance to read its sequel. At first I was disappointed as the novel opened with the voice of Tia - prosaic after the richly appealing story of Adunni. But that was short-lived - Adunni quickly reappeared. In fact, sharing the narration between various different voices made the story-telling all the more effective. Tia's character was more fully developed and the voices of Adunni and other women and girls meant there was plenty of space for everyone to tell their stories. It was powerful, moving, heartbreaking and full of love.
(My enjoyment was only slightly marred by some formatting errors on the ebook I read, which I hope were fixed before full publication!)
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I'm actually kind of sad I read this book This is coming from someone who absolutely LOVED The Girl With The Louding Voice, it was one of my top reads of 2023!
I wish the author had given us a new original story, instead of picking up immediately where THWTLV left off. Adunni deserves happiness! For me this was just meh and the plot seemed kind of....pointless?
I wish the author had given us a new original story, instead of picking up immediately where THWTLV left off. Adunni deserves happiness! For me this was just meh and the plot seemed kind of....pointless?
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
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
I read “And so I roar” and frankly, I’m so proud and humbled to be born in the same generation and country as Abi Dare.
I don’t know how she did such an impossible feat but it was better than TGWTLV. If you’ve read that book, you know that there’s no touching the hem of its garment but she did so much justice to the sequel!
If you’ve not read it, do yourself a favour and do! The quotes and discourse that will stem from this book will transcend generations.
Such a time to be born fr fr 🥹🥹🥹
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
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:
No
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Gifted by the publisher.
Love that we reunite with Adunni! The pacing is phenomenal with even higher stakes this time. Darè raises a lot of important issues about modern Nigeria, especially how women and girls are the most affected with climate change.
The middle could be a bit awkward for some readers due to its multi-POV structures. But it acts as an important element to offer different aspects of violence against women and girls. It absolutely broke my heart
Love that we reunite with Adunni! The pacing is phenomenal with even higher stakes this time. Darè raises a lot of important issues about modern Nigeria, especially how women and girls are the most affected with climate change.
The middle could be a bit awkward for some readers due to its multi-POV structures. But it acts as an important element to offer different aspects of violence against women and girls. It absolutely broke my heart
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I loved The Girl with the Louding Voice and I am so excited to get more of Adunni. Adunni is excited to start school but is pulled away back to her home town being accused of something so did.
Tia goes and try and find Adunni and get her back to school. The story is well told with Adunni's words as well as other girls and women that were accused of doing something they did. These stories really show how women are treated unfairly in remote villages.
A beautiful story about how the oppressed women rise.
Adjoa Andoh did such a great job with all the characters and bringing them to life