A review by jvantland
The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

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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