Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

67 reviews

justcallmeemily's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

I read this book in 5 1/2 hours, and I physically couldn't put it down. From start to finish, it was addicting. It has everything my soul has been wanting for the past 2 months. I haven't wanted to binge read a book like this since I was a child.

It has everything I ever wanted from a book; superpowers, dystopian world, realistic romance, and she doesn't immediately fall for the guy who

forces her to almost kill someone, several times, including a baby. And is unhealthily obsessed with her.

I obviously can't wait to find out why people are so in love with a particular character. But oh my god, it's such a breath of fresh air. I'm also so glad to see that not even characters I hate make me hate the book. Actually, those characters make the book even more fun to read because of how well written they are.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent and War

bri__'s review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. I liked the concept behind the main character and the overall world. The chapters were nice and short which made it a really easy read.  I'm unsure what to make of Adam as a character but I love Kenji and Juliette atm. I hear book lovers have so much love for Warner but I haven't seen much to prove these feelings yet. I'm very interested to see where this series goes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism

acscott's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying and Child abuse

skyegbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Police brutality, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I really enjoyed this book - almost gave it 5 stars. I enjoyed the fact that the book and pages were more chaotic at the beginning and eased off throughout the book to reflect her mental state. The depictions of her loneliness and desperation to be touched were heartbreaking. I cannot wait to read the rest of this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Sexual content, Excrement, and War

idkwhattonamemyself's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Minor: Bullying

alexsnerdycorner's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-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

4.5

This was an excellent novel. I love Juliette and Adam. Warner intrigues me. It was a very fast read. Magi’s style of writing is very unique. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, and Alcohol

kim_104's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Blood

Minor: Bullying

psydneigh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book definitely sets up the rest of them. Interested to see where things go.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Grief, and Abandonment

froggy_witch's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

I loved Juliette and her character development very much, I just didn't like that Aaron Warner wasn't getting her in this book I really have fallen for this man haha

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Violence, Blood, and Murder