Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

155 reviews

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Gaslighting, Blood, Classism, Gore, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Violence, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, War, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Confinement, and Torture

xgabrielle_hx's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Child abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Torture

kajasversion's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

This was such a fun read, I loved the easy readability of the story and the slow introduction of all the important information instead of dumping it at the beginning. It definitely shows from time to time that this is supposed to be YA but it isn’t that bothersome. New things kept happening, ones I didn’t even expect, and it is also worth noting this was meant to be read as a series which is evident from the start. The plotlines aren’t completely finished, the story ends on a cliffhanger and it makes you want to see what happens. I am currently team Adam and I have no idea how Warren will come into play here but i guess i’ll have to wait and see. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, and Blood

Moderate: War

alclvdl's review

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Blood, and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying

notbambi's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

It has a lot of potential, but it's not great so far. I liked enough about it that I'll probably read the next one. The dystopia plot and worldbuilding take a backseat to romance, which isn't always a bad thing, but I did feel like what was there outside of the romance was very thin and moved too quickly to care much about. 

I liked a lot about the protagonist and the erratic voice of her narration (I know that this is apparently a polarizing aspect of the book, but it really worked for me!). I preferred the early chapters where she is dealing with her isolation and loneliness, something that I feel like isn't addressed in a satisfying way later in the book - she just sort of feels better because she's got Adam. On the other hand, he is the first person to be able to touch her, and this is the first in a series, so maybe something will happen later to make her realize that being in love doesn't magically fix trauma.

I know from the TikTok stans how this love triangle is going to play out, and I'm very curious to see how Mafi is going to play it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Police brutality, Medical trauma, and Gun violence

aj9moon's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Violence

kylasmv15's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Child abuse, Blood, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Minor: Death, Torture, Emotional abuse, Violence, Abandonment, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

laleh_eve's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Abandonment

Moderate: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, Police brutality, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Islamophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Minor: Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Racism, Police brutality, Addiction, Slavery, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Torture

datgirllani's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

I read it in a day! I just couldn’t put this book down. I will admit part of that reason is because I saw on Tiktok that so many people are Warner end game but Adam treats her SO much better. So I know there has to be a reason why everyone likes him more, unfortunately you don’t find anything out in the first book so maybe in the second one🤞🏽. Besides that, the plot is easy to follow and keeps you engaged, wanting to know what will happen next. Where Juliette’s story will lead, My favorite character is Kenji, he is so hilarious. I recommend reading this book! “You never asked for anything from anyone…But no one ever gave you a chance.”

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Blood, Cursing, and Excrement

rafacolog's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Blood, Death, Child abuse, and Suicidal thoughts