Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

139 reviews

aubristar's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Blood, Grief, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, War, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Police brutality, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

emis_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

It’s written a little confusing in the beginning, but it’s reflecting the main characters condition. Just pull through it, it get’s better.
I was able to read it very fast, there were often a few repetitions.
I really wanted to know why so many people love Aaron Warner that much, until now i honestly can’t really understand it. Just sometimes slightly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, and Gun violence

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Gaslighting, Blood, and Torture

one_more_chapter96's review

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious sad 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

4.5

Really interesting premise, love the dystopian future and limited abilities setup. The beginning really drew me in and I am excited to see what happens in the next book. I’ve seen spoilers online for elements of the series so I am very keen to understand how things develop from where we’ve been left in book 1! Cool writing style and well written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Murder, Death, Abandonment, and Confinement

anthonyem's review against another edition

Expectations were high for 'Shatter Me' by Tahereh Mafi. Eager, yet cautious, I borrowed it from the library instead of committing to the entire series. Unfortunately, I couldn't get past page 60.


The book's style, akin to a Wattpad fanfic, featured an overly dramatic and edgy main character. This style, while not necessarily bad, wasn't what I expected. I was hoping for something more complex and literary, possibly influenced by the series' hype. Despite my efforts, I couldn't continue.


Given that it's already December 19th, rating this book as one of my lowest this year is notable. I highly doubt I'll pick it up again, as it was a disappointing experience, but I remain open-minded; maybe it just wasn't the right time for me.


I'd rate 'Shatter Me' 2 out of 5 stars. Though not my cup of tea, its intriguing premise earns it a point, and it might still appeal to certain readers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

rori_ratsoma's review

dark funny sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Confinement, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Child abuse, and Chronic illness

neliadiedenise's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Abandonment, Confinement, Gaslighting, Sexism, War, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Addiction, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Blood, and Bullying

abicaro17's review

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

So far this series is really good! I think this first book is a lot of world building and character introductions. The middle of the book seems like the beginning. I am very glad there are more books to expand on Juliette and Warner. I so far don't trust Adam and love Kenji and Juliette. I think the world building works very well it just means the into is super slow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Body horror, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Blood, Genocide, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, and War

rsvnxorion's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Abandonment, and Child abuse

Moderate: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content

samcsmith's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Body horror, Medical content, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War, and Trafficking

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Stalking, Grief, Vomit, Pedophilia, and Sexual harassment

jeanettesreadingcorner's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? No

4.5

- I liked Shatter Me. It was fast paced and engaging. It was interesting to learn about everything with Juliette. I liked how she never lost her humanity, especially with how powerful her abilities are. Her voice and reactions are realistic. 
- I loved Juliette and Adam together. Especially since they knew each other from childhood. (Yes, I kind of know what eventually happens with Juliette and Warner).
- James is so sweet and a positive/innocent person in such a dark and scary world. 
- Kenji is so funny and not who I was expecting. 
- It was interesting to learn more about Omega Point and the abilities that other people have
- I’m not going to continue the series right now because there other books that I want to read. I would loved this book more as a teenager. 

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Content Warnings

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