Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi

16 reviews

zc2's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-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

3.0

Loved this one. An emotional rollercoaster.  The ending gives me peace of mind

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Torture, Trafficking, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, War, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Alcohol, Cursing, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

hiraeth_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I loved reading from Kenji's POV and i loved the flashbacks in Juliette's & Warner's parts. Although it may feel like a "filler" book in the series to some, I very much enjoyed getting all the background stories and being able to connect some dots. I already liked Nazeera in the last book but this one made me appreciate her so much. I'm excited for her and Juliette's dynamic

(and of course her and Kenji's relationship! So cute!)

. The friendship/group bond in general was quite nice and I actually didn't mind Adam in this one (shocker, I know!). Also: a LGBTQIA+ character! yay! Even though it's not a major one (yet?? idk).

Warner and Juliette are obv very iconic in this one as well, they did not disappoint. They are just one of my favourite couples ever. But - and I mean this in the nicest way possible! -

wtf was that proposal? I mean I obv love them together and want a future for them but it did feel quite out of character for Aaron to propose to her. Like why would he believe in such a religious and patriarchal tradition? On the other hand, he really is THE SIMP™️ for Juliette so maybe that was a good choice. Either way, I was very touched by the scene and couldn't have imagined it better.

What I was also a little bit confused about was the graphic content of the brutal scenes. I mean it IS a dystopian story and I also read The Hunger Games when I was 11 or so, but sometimes all I could think was "and this is YA??? Wtf?".

All in all: A great, quick and enjoyable read with many great elements. Not too surprising/wild but also not boring.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual content, War, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Grief

hollymileham's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.75

loved this one so much. they found each other every single time and i am a sucker for tropes like that. the plot twists were literally so good and i love how its getting more diverse as the series goes along
i know not much happened necessarily but i can tell how its the perfect build up to imagine me and im so excited to read that
only 2 novellas and 1 main book left... gonna be so heartbroken when its over :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Violence, and Mental illness

Minor: Vomit

angstifies's review

adventurous challenging emotional sad

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

nazeera is def the best character in this series 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, Death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Grief

victoria_elaine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Okay, so I really liked this book. However, I just wasn’t vibing with the

name change to Ella

, and something about the plot DIDNT sit right with me. LOVE THE

PROPOSAL

AT THE END!!! Can’t wait to see where this series goes. Overall great book (description of Emmaline had my jaw dropping in chem class), but there could’ve been more to it. :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Torture

Moderate: Gaslighting, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, and Gun violence

agnes_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, Child abuse, and Medical content

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Grief, and Vomit