Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi

42 reviews

kajasversion's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

A PERFECT MIX OF COMEDY ROMANCE AND SUSPENSE. It was literally building for so long, especially Warner’s and Juliette’s relationship and it all payed off at the end!! I love Kenji so fucking much he adds so much life to these books and to the character’s lives, it wouldn’t be the same without him. Adam was such a dick tbh I never thought he could turn out this way. But seeing Warner caring for Juliette so deeply, saving her even if it meant he could never be with ger and that she would end up with another man??? That’s the kind of love we all wish to have. 🥲

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, War, Child abuse, and Murder

overduck's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

I gave this book five stars because of how much I enjoyed it, not because it's necessarily groundbreaking. I am obsessed with all of the Warner scenes and the dynamics between the people involved. I did not put this book down, in middle school or now. I have reread this book multiple times over the years and will probably read it again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, War, Grief, Cursing, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Murder

Minor: Forced institutionalization

emis_books's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Great Book, i really loved and enjoyed reading it. Couldn’t put it away.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, War, Murder, Gun violence, and Blood

Minor: Death and Panic attacks/disorders

I got so emotional when it turned out that not everybody died. Tho i had hopes that Omega Point hasn’t been completely destroyed it was sad to find it in ruins. And i love Juliette and Aaron so much in this part.

one_more_chapter96's review

challenging emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.5

Great third instalment. Enjoyed Juliette’s character development and that things didn’t perfectly fall into place for Aaron or Adam but really liked all the side characters developing too. Writing is great.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, and Blood

Minor: Death and Torture

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Medical content, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Cursing, War, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Gore, Blood, Violence, and Murder

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

Damm if I though the last book was good this one is even better! Juliette really comes into her own in this one. She is more confident and creates boundaries while maintaining her character. Still love Warner and Kenji. I am super excited about these next few books!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Medical content, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Body horror, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, and Sexual content

annikenr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Murder, Blood, Chronic illness, Torture, Death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Violence, and War

esztimeszti's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Death, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, War, and Murder

bookgal1990's review

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

marippe's review against another edition

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

This book really aggravates me. It feels like I was reading the same conversation over and over. Everyone is far too emotional and there’s no logical person there to help calm things down. 

There is way too much focus on the romance and the emotional sides of the book that the plot and character development suffers. Juliette finally starts to understand her powers, but it has felt like such a background thing yet its key to the story?

Adam is still incredibly aggravating and confusing. He’s so annoying! I’m glad Juliette has finally realised how pessimistic he really is, and how strange his obsession with her when “she was broken” truly was. I hope he falls off a cliff I really don’t care for him. 

how he belittled Juliette’s imprisonment in the first book, even after being in the same cell as her, was actually disgusting, and wasn’t fully realised. Just because others have it harder than Juliette that doesn’t diminish the struggles that she went through?

Kenji’s confusing to me. I don’t know why he jumps to the conclusion that Juliette’s being a dickhead or whatever - I thought his character was meant to be more logical? Idk he was written weirdly to me.

Ok. With Aaron Warner, a lot of this book felt a bit like history revisionism and gaslighting Juliette into making her believe that Aaron’s not that bad - after all the things he did, theres reasons!!! It didn’t feel planned really, it felt like she realised Aaron was really popular so rewrote the

child torture and Aaron killing that soldier

stuff in order to make him redeemable. It’s too perfect. 
Aaron himself is kinda funny - He does carry this book a lot.

idc about any of the other side characters i cant even tell u their names tbh

The final build up to Anderson’s assassination was so fast and easy. The fact we spend 320 pages on a love triangle and like 20 on executing the main antagonist is ATROCIOUS. This guy should’ve been dead years ago if hes that easy to kill. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, War, Death, Medical content, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail