Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

108 reviews

donatio's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

3.5

I finally gave in to the hype after a friend of mine read it and I'm still in doubt if the hype is deserved.
I really liked the portrayal of the chaos in Juliette's mind and the fast-paced style fit the book. 
But I couldn't yet bond with any of the characters expect

the ones at Omega Point. Adam is so toxic and Warner isn't (yet?) the one Book tok made him, although I know I should always be careful with. Booktok's portrayal of characters. 
Furthermore there wasn't much depth to what happens in those two weeks before Juliette planned to escape with Adam. What was she doing? More importantly, what was Warner doing with her? I would've liked to see some more developme
nt of the details.

I will continue the series in the hopes that the writing style will become better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual assault, Bullying, Physical abuse, Deadnaming, Mental illness, Police brutality, Torture, and Violence

karalara's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Classism, Cursing, Slavery, War, Ableism, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Medical content, Sexual content, Medical trauma, and Suicidal thoughts

sadiaa's review against another edition

adventurous dark

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Sexual assault

deffonotmillie_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

no not rlly

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Blood, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death of parent, Alcohol, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Death, Abandonment, War, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

annama22a's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Emotional abuse

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

I think I missed the time frame where I would have eaten this up.  There's a lot of world building that happens that is super intriguing but the romance element is juvenile (intentionally since it makes sense for the characters) but I cannot stop cringing.

I don't know if I will continue, I might read the Destroy Me novella since it's at the end of my copy from the library and see how I feel about it then.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Slavery, War, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Torture, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Kidnapping, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Death, Murder, Body horror, Grief, Body shaming, Death of parent, Medical content, Mental illness, Police brutality, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Classism, Confinement, Bullying, and Child abuse

wasupdial's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

Got me out of my book slump! Absolutely obsessed! Slow at first but after the first few chapters I was hooked. So many great and relatable quotes in such a dystopian novel. Just wish there was more diversity, most of the characters are described as white with blonde hair and blue eyes and society’s perception of “beautiful”. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series though with (hopefully) more diversity. Also such a gasping read. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Death, Gun violence, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Mental illness, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Medical content, and Sexual assault

leda64's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

I LOVED KENJI AND JAMES. the book is a bet boring and there’s too much details, it could’ve been a 100 page book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Murder, Violence, Stalking, and War

taysbooktalk's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Abandonment, Mental illness, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Death, Sexual assault, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cursing, Hate crime, and Suicidal thoughts

cinnabagel's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

amazing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Confinement, and Child death