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chaos_and_chapters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexism, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death, Medical content, Sexual content, Medical trauma, and Police brutality
Minor: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Death of parent, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts
bookishchef's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Juliette hasn't talked to anybody in 3 years and has never known kindness, so of course she falls for Adam: the only person to show her any kind of affection.
But the fact that he uses this, and starts to be romantic and sexual with her? My god, that cannot be healthy. This relationship is going to be so codependent oh my fucking god. I know that they're both only 17, and teenagers are dumb. But this smells of a potential abusive relationship.
Warner was an understandable, realistic person up until the halfway point where he moved past ruthless, right into cartoon villain evil. It felt like there was room for redemption. Like this boy (HE IS 19) was just traumatized as fuck. A very young man trying to keep an army together by being as scary and ruthless as possible.
But then
Why....?
Like, I get the threatening of the toddler MAYBE. But the sexual assault??? How the fuck was that supposed to make Juliette like him? Nobody was around to see it either, so, keeping his characterization in mind, who the fuck was he trying to impress? Because there is absolutely no way in hell that this dude thought Juliette actually liked him after countless no's and her watching as Adam tied him up. I know that Denial is a river in Egypt but Jesus.
Also I hate the ending with the resistance and the Hunger Games esque Castle (who is basically just Coin) and this absolutely bullshit "there's 56 of us and we all have superpowers". Literally gtfo. I have this sneaking suspicion that Castle will end up the same way as Coin does in the Hunger Games too.
A lot of the other reviews complain about he flowery prose, and yes. It is very flowery. I didn't mind it that much, most of the time. But it is definitely there.
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, and Blood
Moderate: Death, Violence, and Cursing
Minor: Torture, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Sexism, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Murder, and War
The term "psycho" is often used derogatorily throughout the entire book.graceev's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Blood and Abandonment
Minor: Death of parent and Injury/Injury detail
mamane's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment
deffonotmillie_'s review against another edition
- 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
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
wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
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.
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
- 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
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
- 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
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
jamespotterluv's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Violence and Sexual content
Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Abandonment
i wouldn't recommend reading the book on public transport, that's all imma say. especially if the scene is adam/juliette focused.luliposatieris's review against another edition
- 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 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.
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Murder, Gun violence, Suicide, Death, Mental illness, Child death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Violence, Abandonment, Torture, and War
Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Rape