Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Fracture Me by Tahereh Mafi

15 reviews

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

was interesting to hear from adam’s perspective, especially his observations of juliette, rather than just hearing what’s going on inside her mind. i adore adam’s love for james (and i adore james). i feel for his conflict but i’ve kind of turned on adam now, kenji however i love sm and hope the next novella is from his perspective!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Violence, Gun violence, Vomit, Police brutality, and Murder

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Mental illness, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Death, and Child death

margaretwaltemath09's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

it was ok but I don't like Adam. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment and Grief

Minor: Child death and Death

kylasmv15's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, War, Gun violence, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Grief, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, and Death

datgirllani's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

“And sometimes I think the harder I try to hold on, the more she tried to break away.” Mainly retelling the events in Adam’s opinion. Nothing important is mentioned. But the last two chapters are nice to know because it shows their reactions to the news of Juliette. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, War, Blood, Death, and Genocide

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

2.0

Fuck Adam like fr. "She needs me" Fuck off and die. Lord I can't fathom why Juliette even acknowledges his presence. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, Blood, Body horror, Kidnapping, Medical content, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Ableism, Death, Gore, Confinement, Death of parent, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Child abuse

meeklovestoread's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I think I'm one of the few people that actually like Adam. Granted I've only read up to this novella, but I just don't understand why he gets so much flak. Although I do admit his character lacks a lot of personality, he does seem to be one of the few rational members of the group (sometimes). And I do think his feelings towards Warner and throughout the entire novella were justified. 

However, although I understand why he did it (James does come first and I love how much he cares for his brother), I'm still mad he didn't break barriers to go find Juliette. Like why was Kenji fighting more to find Juliette than Adam? The same guy that says she's the love of his life. Like I get it, family first, but he wasn't helping his case especially when they found out that Juliette is "dead" at the end of the novella. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Grief and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Abandonment

hayleythegoose's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-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

2.0

one star for kenji, one star for james! none for adam

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, War, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent and Vomit

psydneigh's review against another edition

challenging emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

Novella from Adam’s POV. I really liked seeing Juliette from another person’s perspective.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

jasmineslibraryy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

adam’s kinda overhated imo

i love his love for james, sibling love is so important to me and even though i think he *is* awfully clingy to juliette, i can’t blame him.

as usual, i devoured this and i need to buy ignite me really soon. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Cursing, Gore, and War

Moderate: Death of parent, Torture, Child abuse, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

hannibanani29's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gun violence

Moderate: Death, War, Grief, and Kidnapping

Minor: Injury/Injury detail