Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Fracture Me by Tahereh Mafi

11 reviews

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

2.0

Fuck Adam like fr. "She needs me" Fuck off and die. Lord I can't fathom why Juliette even acknowledges his presence. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, Blood, Body horror, Kidnapping, Medical content, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Ableism, Death, Gore, Confinement, Death of parent, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Child abuse

meeklovestoread's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad 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? No

4.0

I think I'm one of the few people that actually like Adam. Granted I've only read up to this novella, but I just don't understand why he gets so much flak. Although I do admit his character lacks a lot of personality, he does seem to be one of the few rational members of the group (sometimes). And I do think his feelings towards Warner and throughout the entire novella were justified. 

However, although I understand why he did it (James does come first and I love how much he cares for his brother), I'm still mad he didn't break barriers to go find Juliette. Like why was Kenji fighting more to find Juliette than Adam? The same guy that says she's the love of his life. Like I get it, family first, but he wasn't helping his case especially when they found out that Juliette is "dead" at the end of the novella. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Grief and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Abandonment

hayleythegoose's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

2.0

one star for kenji, one star for james! none for adam

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, War, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent and Vomit

psydneigh's review against another edition

challenging emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

Novella from Adam’s POV. I really liked seeing Juliette from another person’s perspective.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

jasmineslibraryy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

adam’s kinda overhated imo

i love his love for james, sibling love is so important to me and even though i think he *is* awfully clingy to juliette, i can’t blame him.

as usual, i devoured this and i need to buy ignite me really soon. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Cursing, Gore, and War

Moderate: Death of parent, Torture, Child abuse, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

hannibanani29's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gun violence

Moderate: Death, War, Grief, and Kidnapping

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

zc2's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

My respect for Adam is out the window. The day before he would have put his life on the line for Juliette and now he’s questioning if she’s worth dying for smh 🤦🏻‍♀️ Not that the book is bad I just dislike Adam 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Gun violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, War, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Violence

cosmicnova's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

i read this for the kenji crumbs

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Death, Genocide, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny and Grief

julia87's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-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? It's complicated

2.5

The writing of this novella was fabulous, but honestly, I just have a strong dislike for Adam. You don’t know how many times I rolled my eyes reading this. Obviously Adam only sees Juliette as a damsel in distress who has no idea how to handle herself. The girl’s touch is literally lethal. Adam’s character in this novella also seems really different than it was in the second book? <slight spoiler> He was like a lovesick mopey puppy in “Unravel Me,” but suddenly Juliette is no longer his first priority? I don’t know something just didn’t add up, and I know Adam cares about his brother, but I just think he’d have a harder time choosing between James and Juliette than he did. <end spoiler>

Overall, I kind of struggled how to rate this because the emotion portrayed was moving and craft was wonderful, Adam’s pov just fell extremely short for me. 

This novella further enforced exactly why I’m Team Warner. Adam looks at Juliette like a fragile China doll and desperately wishes away her power. Warner wants her to embrace her power, sees her faults and mistakes, yet still loves her and her power. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief

anaya_reads's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The POV from Adam really made me realize the way he sees Juliette and it did not make me happy.

He thinks lowly of her and has no faith. It really showed that the depths of their relationship was him depending on her and Adam seeing her as weak. It also showed that Kenji cares for Juliette more that Adam does and my dislike for Adam definitely starting increasing.

That wasn’t too much of a spoiler just going in depth about the first statement. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence and Misogyny

Minor: Kidnapping