Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

123 reviews

shattermefan910's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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: Physical abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Gore, Confinement, Torture, and Gun violence

Minor: Cursing and Sexual assault

karalara's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Classism, Cursing, Slavery, War, Ableism, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Medical content, Sexual content, Medical trauma, and Suicidal thoughts

sam_wal's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Abandonment, Gun violence, Death, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Grief, and Police brutality

Minor: Bullying, Torture, Violence, Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Mental illness

bookishchef's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

Warner and Adam are both hella toxic.

Juliette hasn't talked to anybody in 3 years and has never known kindness, so of course she falls for Adam: the only person to show her any kind of affection. 
But the fact that he uses this, and starts to be romantic and sexual with her? My god, that cannot be healthy. This relationship is going to be so codependent oh my fucking god. I know that they're both only 17, and teenagers are dumb. But this smells of a potential abusive relationship. 

Warner was an understandable, realistic person up until the halfway point where he moved past ruthless, right into cartoon villain evil. It felt like there was room for redemption. Like this boy (HE IS 19) was just traumatized as fuck. A very young man trying to keep an army together by being as scary and ruthless as possible.

But then

he threatened to kill a toddler, and sexually assaulted Juliette. 

Why....? 
Like, I get the threatening of the toddler MAYBE. But the sexual assault??? How the fuck was that supposed to make Juliette like him? Nobody was around to see it either, so, keeping his characterization in mind, who the fuck was he trying to impress? Because there is absolutely no way in hell that this dude thought Juliette actually liked him after countless no's and her watching as Adam tied him up. I know that Denial is a river in Egypt but Jesus. 

Also I hate the ending with the resistance and the Hunger Games esque Castle (who is basically just Coin) and this absolutely bullshit "there's 56 of us and we all have superpowers". Literally gtfo. I have this sneaking suspicion that Castle will end up the same way as Coin does in the Hunger Games too.

 

A lot of the other reviews complain about he flowery prose, and yes. It is very flowery. I didn't mind it that much, most of the time. But it is definitely there. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, and Blood

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Cursing

Minor: Torture, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Sexism, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Murder, and War

The term "psycho" is often used derogatorily throughout the entire book.

vrjul_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Abandonment

deffonotmillie_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

no not rlly

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Blood, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death of parent, Alcohol, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Death, Abandonment, War, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

sabinehunter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, War, Confinement, Abandonment, and Blood

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

I think I missed the time frame where I would have eaten this up.  There's a lot of world building that happens that is super intriguing but the romance element is juvenile (intentionally since it makes sense for the characters) but I cannot stop cringing.

I don't know if I will continue, I might read the Destroy Me novella since it's at the end of my copy from the library and see how I feel about it then.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Slavery, War, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Torture, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Kidnapping, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Death, Murder, Body horror, Grief, Body shaming, Death of parent, Medical content, Mental illness, Police brutality, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Classism, Confinement, Bullying, and Child abuse

wasupdial's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

Got me out of my book slump! Absolutely obsessed! Slow at first but after the first few chapters I was hooked. So many great and relatable quotes in such a dystopian novel. Just wish there was more diversity, most of the characters are described as white with blonde hair and blue eyes and society’s perception of “beautiful”. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series though with (hopefully) more diversity. Also such a gasping read. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Death, Gun violence, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Mental illness, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Medical content, and Sexual assault

luzzemilee's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Gore, Blood, and Torture

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Confinement

Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts