Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Estilhaça-Me by Tahereh Mafi

75 reviews

thefairfae's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

5/5
⚠️Tw for book⚠️: SA, death, violence, gun violence, torture, and dark thoughts.

I really love this book! It was paced well and it kept me hooked the whole time! I ended up buying the next 2 books before I even finished this one because I knew I would want to read them! I like all the characters even the antagonists. They are written well and I honestly loved every second of this book! I would recommend it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Blood, Gun violence, and Torture

Minor: Sexual assault

katherine20's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Blood, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Bullying, Confinement, Death of parent, and Murder

generalchan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, Classism, and War

Minor: Death of parent

laurenvoice's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Shatter Me was an excellent start to the series. Tahereh Mafi introduced us to this dystopian world well with a great background to how this dystopian society came about. The hype around this series is understandable.

However, I am not quite seeing why people are obsessed with Aaron Warner yet; I am guessing he improves at some point in the series; at the moment, he seems sadistic.

The reason I didn't give Shatter Me a higher rating is because there seems to be a lack of respect for consent in this book; how many times does a girl have to say to not touch her for the boys in this book to get it. The boys in this book are extremely hormonal, like they haven't seen a girl before. And both Warner and Adam seem to treat Juliette like an object that they own, which didn't sit too well with me. Considering this book is a dystopian romance for a young adult audience, having some healthier-looking relationship flags would have been good, especially around the topic of consent.

Nonetheless, I am looking forward to continuing this series. I am intrigued by what comes next with Warner, and seeing more Kenji; he was hilarious.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Death, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Child death, and Torture

themoodreader's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Confinement, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts

chloelj27's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Genocide, and Torture

readingwithmeredith'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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Violence, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual assault

Minor: Cursing

jen1804's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.75

I really enjoyed this read, it was fast paced and kept me engaged. I also really love the unique writing style with the singular POV of this broken 17 year old girl Juliette, and the use of the various strike through thoughts really gives you an insight into her mindset. The similes and metaphors in this book are beaut and again I think really give an insight into Juliette’s head. The plot is nothing spectacular at this point but it sets up the dystopian world and the characters decently enough. It gives explanation to Juliette’s mental state and the second half of the book sets up the beginning of such an interesting plot line, I’m excited to see what happens next. I’m assuming the next book will answer some of the ‘why?’.
I’m confused about the hype online about Aaron Warner because so far he just seems like an insane person used to getting his way by any means necessary and kinda scary. But we’ll see, enemies to lovers is my faaave trope and there were moments between Juliet and Aaron in amongst his insanity when I was like omg yes this is giving me possible enemies to lovers vibes. Just right now I don’t understand how he could redeem himself.
Adam is such a cutie and yet I’m trying not to let myself get too attached to him,  because I’ve not heard his name online before, but have heard Warner’s… suspicious, and I think I’m trying to protect myself from potential future heartbreak by not letting myself get too invested in this love story.
James is adorable, and Kenji provides the light relief character with a good sense of humour that we love.
At present Juliette is probably one of my least favourite characters because although it’s cool that she has this dangerous but impressive power, at this stage in the series she’s also pretty weak. I’m here for her journey of growth into (hopefully) an all powerful boss babe though, and am looking forward to her character development, so bring it on.
Satisfactory ending? Yes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Physical abuse and Torture

Minor: Death of parent

dorleness's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Death, Murder, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Torture

sweetchocolatez's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Abandonment, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Torture, Confinement, Blood, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, War, Death, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

Minor: Eating disorder and Suicidal thoughts