TW - references to FGM and rape.
Having read and loved The Girl With The Louding Voice in 2020, I was eager to read this next book by Abi Dare, especially since it is a continuation of Adunni's story, the 15-year-old girl who escaped her life in the village after she was forced to marry an elder, to Lagos - where she was sold into domestic slavery to a woman who wasn't good to her.
The story continues through her POV and Ms Tia, the woman who rescued her. Adunni's life is set to change. She will start school as she has always dreamed, and Ms Tia will have the daughter she always dreamed of.
But nothing is that simple. A midnight disturbance finds men from the village clamouring to take Adunni back, as she is to be a part of a ritual sacrifice. There has been no rain, no crops, and animals are dying, and the blame lies on the shoulders of girls who have sinned.
Set over 24 hours, the story continues as Ms Tia follows her, and they get caught up in the tribal rituals the villagers follow.
Hearing about both Adunni's and Ms Tia's backstories, as well as the horrors of punishments bestowed upon girls for no reason and FGM, amongst other horrific customs, makes for a heartbreaking story filled with hope. It is a fantastic sequel, which is highly recommended.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for an ARC

I'm not sure where to start with a review for this one, just wow.
At first, I struggled to get into it a bit, I forgot the language & the writing style, but it soon sucked me back in.
There was just so much going on - so much that is a reality for women and girls to deal with in Nigeria, which made it difficult for me to rate it anything other than 5 stars.
The way the story / truths are told is brilliant, educating us on the injustice faced across the world.
Adunni returns as a powerful, empowering figure, with Tia by her side.
I can't say much more other than it's a must read for those who appreciated the first book. It continues to cover important topics such as sexual abuse, domestic violence, female genital mutilation, and women finding their voice.
I've cried several times throughout the book and it will stay with me for a long time.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

🇳🇬 REVIEW 🇳🇬

And So I Roar by Abi Daré
Publishing Date: 8th August

⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

‼️ This is the sequel to The Girl With The Louding Voice, so if you don’t want any spoilers I wouldn’t read on ‼️

📝 - Adunni, a fourteen-year-old runaway, is lying awake in Tia’s guest room. Having escaped from her rural village in a desperate bid to seek a better future, she’s finally found refuge with Tia, who has helped her enroll in school. It’s always been Adunni’s dream to get an education, but it’s only the beginning of a harrowing ordeal that will see Tia forced to make a terrible choice between protecting Adunni or finally learning the secret her mother has hidden from her. And Adunni will learn that her “louding voice,” is more important than ever, as she must advocate to save herself anf all the young women of her home village. 

💭 - I read TGWTLV only a few weeks ago, so Adunni’s life was fresh in my memory, but for those that can’t remember everything, the first few chapters weave in details to help. This book was definitely different to the first in the sense that it was not all about Adunni, and delved into Tia’s life and the life of other girls in Adunni’s home village. I could see what Daré was going for in showing the different lives of women in Nigeria, but it didn’t quite hit the mark for me. Some of the issues tackled felt like they had been wedged in so that the story covered every possible archaic tradition against women. I would have also liked an afterword detailing if things that happened are taken from real stories/tradition, and any more detail on them (I appreciate it is an ARC so maybe it will be there in the final physical copy)… Also, I felt Adunni’s character had got lost a little bit, and l struggled with Tia’s chapters, and found her quite unlikeable compared to the first book). A 3⭐️ rating in no way means it was a bad book, I can appreciate a lot of it, but it didn’t fully hit the mark for me.

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I adored The Girl With The Louding Voice, so when I saw there was a sequel coming out my expectations and excitement levels were high. And I was not disappointed.

This felt different to the first book but still had the heart and the message that was so key to it's beauty.

The main bulk of And So I Roar occurs within one 24 hour period, and with a bit either side and a few flashbacks. It focuses on a trial and sacrifice ritual taking place in Adunni's home village. The contrast between the characters who are used to the big cities like Lagos and those who have only known only rural Nigeria is stark. The two worlds collide in a show of sisterhood and tragedy.

Covering topics such as child marriage, rape, FGM and adoption, this is a challenging read. But in no way is it a hard read. In the words of Adunni herself, "Please listen, Ms Tia – so that you can count how many lucky you have in this life. Know this, you’re lucky is not because you are better than any one of us, or because you have more intelligence, but because life make a choice for you to be born in another place at another time. So, to not listen to our stories is to believe that you are better than us."

I may not be able to relate to much of what takes place in this book but I have a responsibility to read it and to absorb it and to amplify the necessary voices to make the world a better place for girls and women. As my second favourite quote from the book says, "Rich people say the world is a small place. But that don’t mean you can trek all of it. Meaning what? You can’t possible change the world all by yourself. The only thing you can change all by yourself is yourself, and the tiny corner of the world you find yourself. Start with that. Small-by-small and corner-by-corner, soon your goodness will spread all over your world-corner like a blanket. And know too – that you are never too small, or old, or rich, or poor, or sick to start. Change begins with you. As you are."

Thank you so much to Netgalley an
advance copy of this book!

Wow, wow, wow, what a phenomenal book. I had anxiously (& impatiently) long-awaited this sequel to Adunni’s story. To be honest, initially I was quite apprehensive as at times some sequels can be a little underwhelming and disappointing. HOWEVER, Abi Daré pulled it out the bag a second time! This book was incredible and it even made me shed a tear (no joke!).

After reading “The Girl With The Louding Voice”, I was so hopeful for Adunni who had lived such a sad and eventful life for such a young girl. So, at the start of “And So I Roar” when it seems everything she had worked so hard for, and desired so deeply was being ripped from her, I wanted to scream!

Without it feeling overwhelming and clunky, this book shed light on so many important contemporary themes/topics: Child marriage. Climate change. Deforestation. Food insecurity. Child abuse. Female genital mutilation. Cultural patriarchy. Strained mother-daughter relationships. Girls education. Death. Teenage pregnancy. Harmful cultural practices. All of which disproportionately affect women and girls the most.

& Miss Tia! Whew, her story really took me on a roller coaster ride throughout. Both she (& her mum) are keeping a major secret that you’ll have to read to find out (no spoilers!) I love her unwavering love for Adunni, she is really her guardian angel.

All-in-all, I would definitely give the book a 5 star rating and would recommend to all readers and lovers of Adunni (& all other young girls just like her across the world).

And to Abi Daré, the amazing novelist, you have earned a loyal fan and a spot on my fave authors list. I look forward to reading your future works.

#SayNoToChildMarriage
#SayNoToForcedChildLabour
#AllGirlsDeserveAnEducation

I was late to the party reading The Girl With The Louding Voice - I only read it last year on my honeymoon in Africa and it became one of my favourite books of the year. The initial novel had a near perfect ending, so I wasn't expecting Adunni to get a sequel. But she's back, as bold and loveable as ever, in And So I Roar.

This sequel starts up pretty much where its predecessor left off; Adunni has escaped her life of slavery and is living with Tia in Lagos, about to start school. A proper education is all she has dreamed of - but her past is about to catch up with her in the worst possible way.

The narrative switches back and forth between Adunni and Tia, exploring a little more of Tia's background and how it intersects with Adunni's life. Instead of starting school as planned, Adunni is forced back to the village she escaped to take part in a religious ritual involving a number of young women, and Tia is on a race to save her, while dealing with her own family issues.

This book is a worthy addition to Adunni's story but I'm just not quite sure it lives up to its predecessor. The Girl With The Louding Voice was pure Adunni, her journey and her voice, and this book is somewhat diluted with other voices - not just Tia but also a wide range of other young women who are present for the ritual.

Some of their stories are truly heart-wrenching. There's some really heavy topics tackled here - rape, female genital mutilation, forced marriage and motherhood and a lot more besides. The author gives each of the young girls a voice to tell their story, and it's devastating and eye-opening.

As always, Adunni brings the light and fire back to this story though, with her acute observations and passionate voice. This time, the author has widened the perspective, but Adunni remains the heart of the story.

I enjoyed The Girl with a Louding Voice and so was eager to read more about Adunni - a 14 year old survivor of child marriage and slavery.

She is rescued by Tia and is about to start school when she is forced to return to her village as a sacrifice and to judged following the death of the first wife of the man to who she was wed. Tia is determined to rescue her and find out the truth about Adunni’s past and her real father.

She is also trying to come to terms with her own past and her broken relationship with her own mother.

Adunni and the other female sacrifices wait their fate and decide to tell their background stories. Through this Adunni gains the strength to challenge the village elders and show her inward strength.

An amazing book - hard to read - so traumatic what these young women had gone through. It makes me so glad I live here.

One to be recommended.

A sequel to The Girl with the Louding Voice, this novel is a powerful and vivid portrayal of life for women in rural Nigeria, and the customs and practices that keep them subdued, and frequently endangered.

Adunni’s voice is once again a driving force throughout the book. Her bravery in seizing hold of control of her own narrative, however negatively it might work out is remarkable. Her voice is joined in this book by that of Tia and others she meets on her journey, and each narrative shines light into some of those issues that have the power to keep women from rising to their potential, even those from higher social strata.

Adunni’s optimism encourages and energises others. She creates a small book of life advice which is unfailingly wise and makes you smile when the plot of the story might lead you instead to tears.

I am blown away by this novel, will buy a copy as soon as it is published and recommend it to all my friends. Abi Dare has used her louding voice brilliantly in this book

Uplifting sequel to The Girl with the Louding Voice.
Gender inequality and social issues from the points of view of Tia and Adunni, and other girls caught in a ritual sacrifice.

*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!)

Daré vividly brings rural Nigeria to life, highlighting the cultural and global issues that endanger women. The stories of the women in this book are deeply moving, and each one is given the space to shine without overshadowing the main story. The alternating perspectives of Tia and Adunni provide a rare glimpse into different social strata, something we don’t often see in contemporary literature.

It’s surprising how much happens in such a short time frame. The back-and-forth narrative, including Tia’s letters to Boma, makes it feel like we’re experiencing a lifetime of events that have brought these women together at this moment.

Daré’s main character is so likable—her optimism and bravery make you feel confident that things won’t get too bleak. Adunni’s life advice sprinkled throughout the book brought a smile to my face. These moments don’t drive the plot but add her unique positivity, reassuring us that things will turn out okay.

I can’t wait for fellow Adunni fans to dive into this one and for more future novels by Daré.

I was fortunate to be able to read an
advance copy of this book with Netgalley.

I was a huge fan of The Girl With The Louding Voice and keen to find out what happened next in Adunni's story. This sequel follows on directly from the first novel, with Adunni on the eve of starting her schooling. However, she is summoned back to her village, Ikati, where she meets other girls and women who have also been captured to take part in a ceremony. Each character is undergoing some form of oppression due to their sex, often (but not always) further exacerbated by a lack of education or wealth. Many chapters are from the point of view of Ms Tia, who rescued Adunni in the first novel, and many loose ends are tied up.

For me, the book had a few too many voices to deeply connect to every character. I found the story line a little melodramatic at times and would have preferred a simpler but deeper plot. Whilst the topic matter was, quite rightly, intentionally shocking, the storyline seemed a little contrived and convenient in some sections.

Although not the gem of its prequel, I enjoyed this book and was once again charmed by the resilient and resourceful Adunni.

I just could not get into this book. I really struggled with the writing and ended up not finishing the book. I feel that the story and the messages that are conveyed are really important and should be written about, but the book was too long.

I loved Adunni in The girl with the louding voice. In fact it was one of my most favourite books in the year it was published. So I was so eager to read this book.

I was so glad to catch up with Adunni and Tia in this next chapter of their life. To be honest I was a bit disappointed. I found it abit boring and nearly did not finish it.

I gave it one last push and once I got to the part which included Iya- The elderly aunt who saved Adunni in the first book- things started to pick up. The first half took me weeks to get through- but the second half I finished in a day!
I'm so glad I persevered. So many emotions.
Women in the third world suffer so much. This story was eye opening.
I highly recommend this book.
Thank you netgalley for this ARC

This was a heart-wrenchingly beautiful story that explores themes of womanhood, resilience, and empowerment.

"And So I Roar" follows Adunni's journey to freedom after being captured and returned to her village, Ikati, and Miss Tia's journey of grief and forgiveness, but also love and acceptance, while trying to save Adunni. Alongside the main plot, the book delves into thought-provoking and difficult topics.

The beginning was a bit slow, which is understandable as the plot gradually unravels. Once it picked up, there was no way I could put it down. Daré is acclaimed for her ability to keep readers hanging onto each word. This is clearly illustrated in the juxtaposition between Adunni's dialect and Tia's sophisticated voice, highlighting the social and cultural divide. We are also introduced to new characters who now hold a dear place in my heart, shedding light on the importance of girlhood and dreaming.

In conclusion, this book truly is a fantastic read. Not only did I laugh and cheer, but I also cried and reflected. Adunni's life lessons kept me going (I'll need to implement some in my life)! Overall 4.5 star rating.

Favourite quotes (had to pick a few out of the 107 I highlighted):

"We toss ourselves the lifeboat of lies to save us from drowning."
"If I run, it is only my body that will run. My mind will keep itself as a slave, locked up in fear."
"We come from earth, we eat from earth, and one day we must go back to earth, so why are we treating it so bad?"
"Tears release emotions, it's not a weakness."

Thank you NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for the opportunity to read and review the advanced copy.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of this book with no obligation to review.

It was good to catch up with Adunni and Tia again and this book is a good read. It covers the serious subject of the dreadful lives and discrimination suffered by women, especially, but not exclusively, in rural Nigeria. I have read a few books recently set in Nigeria by Nigerian authors and it seems that the patriarchy is very much alive and often sometimes kicking in that country.

It is back in her own village (no spoilers) that Adunni's louding voice becomes a roar but not after a lot of injustices and some genuinely scary and upsetting incidents. . Adunni is a great character, so real and keen and resilient, a fine young woman, Tia is persistent and resourceful and carries her own secret sadness. We now have other great characters like Kayus and Boma and the sacrifice girls.. Although Adunni and Tia are, almost literally, heroines and agents for change, this is not the sort of book where all women are good and all men bad, there are women who do bad things and men who do good things.

i would say that this book is more of a fairytale/wish fulfilment book than Louding but it is none the worse for that really, we all like it when things change for the better. There are a couple of lectures about climate change but hey ho. I suppose it could be argued that the ending is too pat but again, i can let that go.

I would say it is not as good as Louding - perhaps that is partly because Louding had the shock of the new, but it is still a very good read and it could be read alone. A low 4 stars.

The sequel to The Girl with the Louding Voice, starting immediately after the previous book finishes. The story of Adunni and Tia continues as they confront their past and present lives, and learn to roar to deal with it all.

The book starts slow, only to accelerate midway through, and end on a huge high. The writing eventually becomes electrifying, echoing the previous book. The characters are so alive that they firmly lodge themselves in the reader's heart. Both protagonists are so vibrant and emotionally rich that they almost feel like people one has met by the time the book finishes.

All this being said, the book continues to be about female oppression in modern-day Nigeria (and, unfortunately, many other places). The role of society, including older women, in perpetuating this sense of lack of self-worth, or even nothingness, in your girls is heavily explored via the stories of the protagonists as well as many other girls they meet along the way. The systemic failure is laid bare - especially the role of their mothers in allowing this to continue to happen. In this sense, the book truly brings home, in an accessible way, a topic that is often difficult to dissect and digest.

The one thing I didn't like about the book is the ending. I won't spoil it, but something more realistic would have been more aligned with the broader theme of the story. While I understand why the author did what she did, it felt that this was the point that the story stopped feeling real.

Overall, this was an exceptionally good story. It was also emotive, and, like the previous one, had me crying for the last third of it, at least. Thinking of my own daughter and holding her sleeping in my arms when reading some of the more horrific parts was gutwrenching and humbling. How can the world be so cruel...

My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an early copy of this book in return for an honest review.

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨 𝐈 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐫 | 𝐀𝐛𝐢 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐞́ | 𝟒*

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭:
⟡ Literary fiction
⟡ Nigerian gender inequality
⟡ Dual POV

𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬:
Although I rated The Girl With The Louding Voice the same four stars, I think I preferred this one. I felt that this was unputdownable whereas TGWTLV I struggled to pick up. I think there was a stronger feeling of hope in And So I Roar, and the accumulation of sadness in TGWTLV has more of an outlet in this following novel.

There was still really tough topics that are addressed in this book such as female genital mutilation, child brides, and slavery (to name a few). It’s hard hitting for any person to read and I genuinely cried my eyes out towards the end. I loved that this had an alternating perspective between Tia and Adunni. In TGWTLV, with Tia helping Adunni, I was so wary of her motives, and I thought it provided the story with so much depth of this alternative perspective, not just to allow readers to trust Tia, but to also highlight abusive cultural practices at the other end of the wealth spectrum

I think this is one of those books where I wonder whether I finished the book, or the book finished me.

𝐅𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬:
“𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘈𝘥𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪. 𝘈 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺.”

“𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺. 𝘖𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘐 𝘴𝘢𝘺, 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦.”

“𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘦𝘦, 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘺. 𝘞𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘺. 𝘚𝘰, 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘺. 𝘞𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘶𝘵, 𝘢 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘺𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘯, 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯, 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮? 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘺?”

“𝘐𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘰 𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥.”

“𝘉𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬-𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘕𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘠𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴.”

I have been completely immersed in Adduni’s world again and loving it!! She is such a joyful and charming character, so incredibly positive, regardless of what life has thrown her way! Adduni is such a vibrant, inspirational and wise character.

It’s been a real pleasure learning more about Adduni’s life journey and seeing what happened to her next. Thank you, ‘Abi Dare,’ for writing the next part of Adduni’s journey, I’ve loved every minute of it!

Tia is so kind and I absolutely love how much she cares for and takes responsibility for Adduni. Adduni deserves to have someone to look out for her best interests. My heart really goes out to her.

The writing is wonderful and when I read the first book, I wasn’t sure how I’d get on with the dialect, however, as soon as you get to know Adduni a little more, it’s very easy to follow and it adds real character to her and the story.

This book has so much packed into it and superbly expands on book one. I love Adduni’s ‘life wisdoms,’ watching her grow and hearing more about her mother’s story. Also reading about the difficulties that could be experienced where she lived, it is heart breaking.

I give this book 4.25 stars.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and those involved in allowing me an ARC copy for an honest review.

Unfortunately I will not be finishing this book, I stopped around the 14% mark. This wasn't bad or anything, I just strongly disliked the way the story was going and in my mind The Girl With The Louding Voice remains a standalone with the (largely) happy ending it had.