Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi

15 reviews

folkofthebook's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

“And it’s not insane to imagine that sometimes even horrible people are searching for a way out of their own darkness.”

this one gets wild. finding out just how fucked up the parents of the reestablishment really are and how deep this all runs is a mindfuck. this is definitely the darkest book of series yet, largely in part to revelations involving

Spoiler

juliette's/elle's sister, emmaline

. ngl, kinda fucked me up, i wasn't really prepared for that.

we get more nazeera, who i LOVE. and so does kenji 🤭

“And I don’t think you’re stupid,” she says.
Wrong. I’m definitely stupid. So stupid. I can’t even think right now.
“Okay,” I say stupidly.

i continue to champion juliette and kenji's best friendship and the budding bromance of aaron and kenji.

Kenji looks like he might be choking. “A cartoon?” he says, outraged. “Tangled is not a cartoon. Tangled is one of the greatest movies of all time. It’s about fighting for freedom and true love.”

juliette and aaron >>>>>>>> (obvi) these two have been through so much shit my god i can't wait for their happy ending, bc they certainly deserve it after all of this.

This is, after all, what we’re fighting for, isn’t it? A second chance at joy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Blood

bri__'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

3.0

This one was alot heavier than the previous books of the series in my opinion, with the content delving into multiple deep topics and introducing revelation after revelation. I loved Kenji's pov within this book and I can't wait to see how his relationship with Nazeera grows. Although I find it annoying that Anderson doesn't stay dead, I understand how it would tie into the plot due to the consequences of Sonya and Sara's capture. I also think that Evie's death was too quick and that it was too easy for Ella to roam the facility.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, War, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Racism

hannibanani29's review

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Murder, Torture, Kidnapping, and Confinement

Moderate: Gun violence, Grief, Cursing, War, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Transphobia, Blood, Violence, and Sexual content

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Racism

hayleythegoose's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, Genocide, and Child abuse

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Sexual content

Minor: Gore, Racism, War, Vomit, Body horror, and Police brutality

psydneigh's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

Loved the ending, but don’t get why they left Emmaline alive if the plan is to kill her.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Torture

neverlandingonabook's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Blood, and Confinement

Minor: Alcohol, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

marenm's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Gore, Medical content, Body horror, Child abuse, Violence, Blood, Drug use, Gaslighting, and War

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, and Confinement

safety_pin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Murder, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Blood, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, War, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Hate crime, Gun violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Classism, Homophobia, Outing, Cursing, and Transphobia

themoodreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Murder, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Child abuse, Medical content, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Confinement, Death, and Mental illness

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Blood, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Medical content, Abandonment, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Drug abuse

gothmiku's review

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Torture, and Confinement

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Abandonment, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death of parent and Panic attacks/disorders