Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi

28 reviews

bookgal1990's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Slavery, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Blood, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Violence, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Torture, Genocide, Kidnapping, and Murder

abbyycadabbyy's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

3.5

     I went into this book with super high expectations. I feel like that's always the start to a review of a book I didn't really love. Don't get me wrong I liked this book. I just didn't love it.

     I enjoyed the romance. It was definitely a slow burn. I really like Warner; he has got to be one of my favorite book boyfriends by far.

     Juliette has always pissed me off. Every time she does something stupid, I just want to throw the book across the room. I feel like she never knows what she wants, and when she does know what she wants it's always the worst possible choice she could pick. I don't like the books being in her POV because I feel like she makes Adam look way better than he is because she "loves him". There is a lot about her I personally would change if I had the chance. I think in this book she got A LOT better. 

     OH. GOD. So... the powers... I don't really care about this kinda thing, but Juliette is WAY too overpowered. I mean if she wanted to, she could destroy the whole earth. I just feel like she is unmatched (conveniently) except for Adam and Warner. I don't know it really bothered me that she literally is the strongest one. I feel like a power system should have some balance.

     Personally, I think this author would write really amazing romances. I just feel maybe dystopia and fantasy aren't really her thing. She isn't really good at going into detail about fights. By no means am I saying that she is a bad author, because she isn't I really like her books. All I am saying is that maybe just romance would work better for her.

     Maybe this is just me being really picky, but this book really wasn't it for me. It took me like 2 weeks to read it, and that's long for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, War, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content

vereadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

I didn't want to read this book. I didn't think I would enjoy it. I knew that this was Warner's book. So, I read it.

I enjoyed it much more than the others. Ignite Me is also plotless. We spend a lot of time wrapped up in Juliette's drama. But at least we have Warner. He is charming as ever, and in this book, all his actions are explained and justified.

<soiler> Being in Juliette's head is exhausting. Also, she spends a great deal of time describing a wardrobe instead of focusing on world-building. But I get it. She spends most of the book locked in rooms, tanks, houses, or boats. The poor girl can't describe what she can't see.

Yet it's vital to a dystopia to know that Warner does, in fact, have good taste in clothes, and he's an obsessive-compulsive like me. But, instead of color-coordinating books, he color-coordinates his closet.

This book has some interesting scenes and subplots. It does not develop them because the drama overshadows them.

The war is laughable. In the blink of an eye, Juliette manages to defeat the commandant. Everything felt rushed and convenient.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Violence, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and War

sydneylecoin's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted tense fast-paced

4.25

the amount of times I SQUEALED in this stupid book. I don't know why I kept putting it off thinking the series wasn't as good as I remembered. It is so freaking good.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

akane_readsyt's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, War, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Confinement, and Domestic abuse

lavib's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense 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 started this book immediately after having finished the previous book in the series and then proceeded to finish this book in less than two days. It was brilliant. I loved the way in which the characters developed and how their relationships developed too. I thought it was great to get a glimpse into the reasoning of why certain characters do what they do and I feel I am more attached to the characters now. Some more than others *cough cough* Adam. 

Jokes aside I think this is the best book in the trilogy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, War, and Gun violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

saoirse10's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, War, Violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Torture, Blood, Death, Hate crime, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Chronic illness

hannibanani29'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, and War

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Confinement, Blood, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Chronic illness, and Torture

ephemeral_remi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Gun violence, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Grief, Slavery, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, and Murder

siffpedersen'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse