Reviews tagging 'Death'

Watch Me by Tahereh Mafi

23 reviews

dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Writing: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️
Tropes, etc: Post-Dystopian World, Enemies?
POV: Dual, 1st Person 
Cliffhanger?: Yes

Brief Summary: James does what no one else in the New Republic was able to: make it to Ark Island. When the Reestablishment captures him, he makes a break for it, but his conscience doesn’t allow him to leave Rosabelle—the woman sent to kill him—behind. 

Vibe Check: Sad, Funny, Like reuniting with old friends

FMC Is: Loyal, Clever, Dead Inside
MMC Is: Charming, Compassionate, Trying to Prove Himself
Chemistry: 🧪🧪🧪🧪🧪

While Reading I: Gasped, Giggled, Felt Warm and Fuzzy

What Kept Me Hooked: James’ wit, the mystery of Klaus and the vial, glimpses of my beloveds

Room For Improvement: I wish it had been longer!

Final Thoughts: I really loved diving back into this world! Seeing what Juliette, Warner, and Kenji are up to now made me so happy. And James is still so sweet! Glad to be reunited with my family 🥹

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adventurous emotional fast-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

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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adventurous funny tense 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: Complicated

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mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Goddamnit -
I knew Taherah was going to hit us with one of her signature cliffhangers but JESUS😭🫢  Warner is every bit the calculating man he ever was, getting Rosabelle to be interrogated by her own father.  I wonder if he really was won over by the New Republic, or if he is playing them…we shall see.  
 
Woof - I am both excited and terrified to see where this sequel series goes.
To be clear, Warner is genius for employing this move - while I do think Rosa’s loyalties are shifting, that is not at all clear externally yet, and he’s, as ever, extremely smart to be taking a strong-handed approach here.  

Klaus is a formidable villain, and the reestablishment trying to use those damn vials to chemically remove the supernatural abilities from the population, and turn the mind control on, is chilling. 😱😰  I lost my fucking shit over every single tiny creature of wildlife having a FUCKING CHIP in their heads😰🤯😤🫣  
 
I’m literally so terrified for everyone and while I’m happy to be in this world again, PLEASE LET THEM LIVE Taherah?!😭😭  I hope she won’t keep us in suspense for too long🥲  

Overall, though the pace was a bit slow, I feel like this was a worthy sequel that holds up well alongside the very best of the Shatter Me series.  I appreciate getting such a detailed look at the emotional landscape of both James and Rosabelle.  I feel like the groundwork has been laid, and now we’ll get into the gritty plot.  
Thank you for reading this subpar review, and yes I WILL be an anxious wreck until the next book is out, thanks for asking🥲😭 

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medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes

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