Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

101 reviews

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

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

gabi_w21's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

luzzemilee's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

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

brooketreads's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

This is my second read of this book. I loved it and rated it 5 stars on GR. My original review:
I really enjoyed this book. My favorite so far this year. The imagery in the beginning had me feeling like I was right there with Juliette. Tahereh Mafi did a wonderful job setting the scenes all the way through the book. I love the characters… even the “villain.” 😆
I can’t wait to find out how things play out in the next book. Would love to see this as a movie or show.

Adding to this original review: I have read 1-3 (excluding the novellas). So I know some of the things that are coming and it made me see things a little differently this time around. 

I am going to read the series full stop including novellas this time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Torture, and Violence

astudyinjosephine's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Abandonment

erkietheturkey's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture and Abandonment

Minor: Medical content

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

luliposatieris's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.75

i loved this book. I loved the writing style, how it reflected so well on Juliette’s state of mind, how it evolved throughout the book, her relationship with Adam, i just loved everything. The plot was good, it had a fast pace and short chapters, it kept me hooked. I’m left with SO many questions unanswered so it lowers my rating a little bit.

i don’t get why Warner is so loved throughout this series and Adam is so hated on. I don’t understand Warner’s motives and his actions, he’s an enigma for me. I don’t understand anything he does or says, like when he said he loved her i was like ????? since when. I’d like to see him explain more in these next books.
Adam is so sweet, i think he is a little overprotective though but he’s still my n1 ship with Juliette. It really intrigues me how Tahereh Mafi is going to make me love Warner and hate Adam, because at this point i feel it the other way around. 

i’ll read destroy me to have a warner pov because i need it and then i’ll read unravel me.
Juliette <3 she’s so strong and amazing, i love her. I love that she has a weak state of mind, her chain of thought is so disorganized but she’s still questioning things about the people and places around her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture, Violence, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Rape, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment