Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

21 reviews

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, and Stalking

itsemmaofc's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Cursing and Forced institutionalization

khucc's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Grief

Moderate: Kidnapping and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Kidnapping

adriellereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Self harm

izypup's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Classism

lecta's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.0

it started really good then got bad i am really disapointed honestly also you can tell that this book was written in 2011 there are some problematic things and it has the usual ya fantasy tropes (tbh if it wasn't for the that cliffhanger in the end i wouldn't read the rest of the series and have given this book 2 stars i think) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Bullying, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

laurenevlyn's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

Best book I’ve read so far this year! The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer is incredible. I felt like I was in Mara’s shoes, unable to tell what was real and what was in her head. And Noah is my new Book Boyfriend so quadruple points for setting my expectations even higher with this one! I can’t wait to read the rest of the trilogy :D

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

Minor: Toxic friendship

lozzo_bozo's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Sexual assault, Grief, and Murder

status_meh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.0

I only picked up this boon for two reasons, 1.) the cover looked cool, and 2.) my husband’s (and now my) last name is Dyer.

I went in not knowing anything about the book, and I really enjoyed it. I think it was a fun book to read and I like that Mara is a sort of unreliable narrator. I liked it and will definitely read the rest of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail