Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

19 reviews

itstruly_flower'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, Grief, and Sexual assault

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, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Toxic relationship

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

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

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

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

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

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, and Medical content

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

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

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: Sexual assault, Body horror, Death, 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: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Grief, and Mental illness

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

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

pagesihavenotyetread's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Mental illness, Grief, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual assault and Stalking

tina_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

This was my second time reading this book, but I didn’t remember anything so I’m counting it as my first time. I really liked it! It was very 2000s and a little confusing at times, but I was very captivated by the plot and will be reading the next book ASAP! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Murder, Grief, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Gun violence