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Muted by Tami Charles

10 reviews

cc_shelflove's review

dark emotional sad 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? Yes

5.0

Denver’s goals are simple: Be bold. Get seen. Be heard. When she is met with the chance of a lifetime—the possibility of being the next rising R&B star—she gives up everything in her old life and doesn’t look back. While this book reminded me of the pretend concerts I used to have on my Gram’s pool deck every summer, it certainly was not all sunshine and rainbows. Charles draws from her own experiences to shed light on the utter deceits of the music industry. It was real and raw, and I am still heartbroken at its ending. All I can do now is hope all of the real Denvers and Dalisays of the world make it home safely. 

Side note:  Does anyone know which R&B group the author was in? Apparently my self-taught FBI skills are not working atm! 🤪😵‍💫

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Confinement, Physical abuse, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Drug use and Kidnapping

Minor: Abandonment and Pregnancy

cranedphoenix's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

Read this because I had read Tiffany D Jackson's "Grown"
And this book is absolutely heart wrenching like finishing I feel like throwing up more than I did while reading it

I cannot believe that Denver got murdered though like I wasn't expecting that ending it's absolutely heart wrenching especially when you just want Denver and Dali to be together and safe

Do love when they include the social media posts

even though Denver never got to see some or most of them

Not to much to say besides it's a must read imo but one where you have to take the trigger warnings very seriously 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Murder, Gun violence, and Vomit

leahlovesloslibros's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.0

17-year-old Denver's life is all about music, so when she finds herself receiving attention from one of the biggest R&B stars of her time, Sean "Mercury (Merc)" Ellis, she can't help but think this could be her big break. As she and her friends Dali and Shak get pulled further into Merc's world of parties and other perks, Denver starts to realize that she doesn't have as much of a voice as she originally thought. Now she has to decide, is getting to live her dream life worth giving up her freedom?

Based on true events in the music industry, this chilling story of a teenage girl caught up in her newfound stardom makes the reader reconsider the cost of fame and fortune. Last year I read and loved Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson, and this book not only gave me similar vibes, but actually had a storyline that seemed to be almost the same as Grown (not every part, of course, but enough that it's hard to miss if you've read Jackson's Grown). While I really liked Grown, I didn't necessarily want to read another book that was basically the same. That's not to say that this isn't a good story, though; it's just not one I absolutely loved.

If you are going to read this book, definitely be aware of the trigger/content warnings listed below.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, and Body shaming

Moderate: Racism, Drug abuse, Cursing, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Physical abuse, and Rape

Minor: Vomit, Gun violence, and Death

Additional TW/CW: divorce

uranusatan's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

jaec11's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

Muted 

This book is a LOT but it's a very important story of a girl named Denver, a black girl attempting to break into the music industry 

This book was really dark and painful and difficult, but told very very well. I did think the beginning was slow and a little difficult to get through, especially as the characters were so blatantly naive and annoying. However, it sets up the book nicely for the ending, it just felt like it dragged on for too long 

The writing does feel a little cheesy at times, but I do love the poetic style and the flow. I listened to the audiobook and it was very well told, except that the music was... not it 

The stories that unfold between chapters, the flashbacks or backstories, are really beautiful. They leave the story to unfold by inference and it's really well done. The ending is heartwrenching and soul shattering 

PG-13+ for rape
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

jainnyreads's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

introvertinterrupted's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Violence, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Rape, Murder, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Body shaming, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Vomit, Racial slurs, Kidnapping, Homophobia, Gun violence, Grief, Death, and Biphobia

mitzybitzyspider's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Antisemitism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

moonyreadsbystarlight's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book was not what I was expecting, but not in a bad way. I knew that it would tackle some tough issues, but as the story progressed, it became a thriller (or horror -- perhaps used loosely. I am not the arbiter of genres). But, it was a complex story. It wasn't just one person's rise to fame or anything, it also dealt with friends and family and sexuality, and some deep evils that actually exist in this world. (I have some thoughts -- I don't think they're really spoiler-ey but it tells you about one of the people who is the "bad guy", so I'll put it in a spoiler just in case)

I don't think I've wanted to hurt a character nearly as much as Merc. Like I almost had to put down the book because he was so skeezy... utterly repulsive. The fact that people like him exist is what makes him so sinister. I nearly put down the book because it upset me so much, but I'm glad I continued.

This one is verges on spoiler territory though

The ending was so shocking. I thought of a few different things that might be happening (considering how the story was told and everything) but I completely did not see the ending coming. There is so much unresolved but that's how it has to be -- it's the only realistic way that this type of ending could play out. I do think that a sequel from Dali's POV would be very interesting.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Blood, and Death

Minor: Gun violence

Blood (injury as well as in the context of mensuration)

betweentheshelves's review

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

Told in verse, this book is timely and powerful. More in a review to come later this week!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Kidnapping and Drug abuse