Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Stay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

3 reviews

teekeita's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

ayobámi the writer that you are!!!!!! 

akin you raggedy goat. yejide epele-o. 

i inhaled this story. 

it made me swell with pride to be yorùbá, and also feel shame/ sad at not knowing a lot about my language and ethnic culture. 

a searing story about the lengths a nigerian woman will go to bear children, and the choices that result in mistakes, deceit and further loss along the way. adébáyo writes for
nigerians and not the white gaze, and i can only *imagine* the pushback she may have faced in publishing to do so.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Child abuse

vi_vis's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

aegireads's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Medical content, and Grief