Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi

92 reviews

azileotulp's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.25

I never thought I'd see the day I would give a book in this series more than three stars, but I now find myself genuinely shocked with how much better this installment in the series is. So many of my issues with the previous books (like the writing style and Adam and Juliette's relationship) have been washed away. 

Juliette's character development made this a much more pleasant read than the previous installments in the series. Much fewer instances of her racing thoughts and strikethroughs. Instead of just tolerating her, I now feel like I truly like her, and I was really rooting for her throughout the book.

And Adam... my nemesis. I have to say that although he's so much worse of a person in this book, I actually found that it made his character more enjoyable. I would much rather yell at and hate a character than just find them utterly boring.

I also appreciate that by the end of the book, it seems he truly understands that he is not in love with the "new" Juliette. I would say it was a bit of a development for him too. Doesn't mean I like him though :)

Of course, I can't get through a discussion of this book without talking about the love of my life, Aaron Warner. He finally got the time in this book that he deserved and I am so grateful. He truly is the best part of this series.

As adorable as his moments with Juliette are though, I would have to say that one of my favorite moments with him was actually after he found out Adam and James were his brothers. I found it beautiful how quickly he accepted them as family despite his bad blood with Adam. In particular, my favorite quote was:

"'How can I hate his anger,' he says, 'when I know so well where it comes from?'"

That quote had me on the floor. I felt like I saw some of my own family dynamics within it. I think it's beautiful.

As you can tell though, this still was not a 5-star read for me. Why? The plot. I feel like this series does not succeed as a dystopian. There is very little worldbuilding throughout the series, and most of the story is based around Juliette's feelings about herself, Adam, and Warner.

I felt that the conclusion to the war was laughably simple to be honest.

However, the basic plot of this book didn't bother me nearly as much as it did in the other books because of how much the character interactions made up for it.

Adam and Juliette's arguments were such tense moments. Funnily enough, I found them to be more intense than the war.

Overall, I think this is a very satisfying conclusion to the series that outshines every other previous installment. I don't plan to read the other three books yet, but I believe I will one day. As of right now though, I am happy to let it end here on such a high note.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Violence, and War

Moderate: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Torture, Blood, and Classism

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

this was SO good. i was audibly and physically reacting to it. by the time i finished the book i was pacing the hallway vibrating with energy. this was mainly character development over plot but it was SO GOODAMN GOOD!!!! the plot mainly happened in the last 100 pages but it was awesome and i will be thinking about this for a WHILE.

i am in love with warner and kenji, they ate everything and i love them with my whole heart. james needs to be protected with everything and i feel like i am missing a pivotal moment where james gets to hug juliette because she can be touched now and that would be such a special moment between them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, War, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Confinement, Sexual content, Blood, Torture, and Forced institutionalization

pianokeys's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Gun violence, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexual content and Cursing

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, War, Death, Sexual content, and Violence

alis143's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Grief, Death, Child abuse, War, and Violence

milzy_23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, War, and Death of parent

mariareviews's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

4.5

it’s my favourite book from this series so far! (which is funny ‘cause I gave unravel me 5 stars. it’s just -0.5 because adam is such an annoying mf) i’m pleasantly surprise. i love kenji and warren and winston (<3). warren was so cute all through the book 😭 my poor man was suffering™ when J was nice to him 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Death, and War

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Drug abuse

xgabrielle_hx's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Medical trauma, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and War

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Blood, and Grief

kylasmv15's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Physical abuse, War, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Child abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Medical content, Bullying, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Sexual content

kaz_brekkerrr'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Cursing

Minor: Violence