Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi

29 reviews

akane_readsyt's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Blood, War, and Body shaming

Minor: Cursing and Suicidal thoughts

proudtobeabookaholic's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Juliette thought she had beaten The Reestablishment and killed its leader. That she finally had regained control of her life. But nothing is as it seems, and one lie after another comes to the surface. 

It's been several years since I read the latest book in this series, so no real surprise I didn't remember everything that's happened. Little bits of information makes me recollect most of it, but some parts remain forgotten. It was still very easy to get into this futuristic world again and most of the characters I remember really well. It was nice to see Juliette, Warner, Kenji and the others again!

I have to say that some scenes were quite dreadful to read. How Juliette's and Warner's parents experiment on and treat them - like they're not even humans... It's hard to believe that anyone can do such things, but at the same time Mafi makes it believable. I'm grateful the book ends in a positive spirit, although we know it's not over yet!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Torture, and Confinement

najmanasir's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Violence, Death, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Body horror, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Blood, War, and Confinement

neverlandingonabook's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Blood, and Confinement

Minor: Alcohol, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

pagesihavenotyetread's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, Blood, Confinement, Murder, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture

avery_hutchinson's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

The plot twist was wholly unsupported by the rest of the series, and feels like it was there to just create drama. I did like how the characters interacted, and I love Warner as a character 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Torture, and Mental illness

marenm's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Gore, Medical content, Body horror, Child abuse, Violence, Blood, Drug use, Gaslighting, and War

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, and Confinement

molly_rose's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Genocide, Torture, and War

jrnlurazty's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I literally ate this book, but damn the torture scenes were really strong, I almost skipped those, and my stomach is usually okay with strong scenes, those were... On another level. But I'm really excited to read the next book. I really want them to be able to save Emmaline....

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Confinement

themoodreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Murder, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Child abuse, Medical content, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Confinement, Death, and Mental illness

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Blood, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Medical content, Abandonment, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Drug abuse