Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Shadow Me by Tahereh Mafi

7 reviews

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

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? No

5.0

i love kenji so much and am so glad to be able to hear things from his perspective for a little while. he deserves all the love in the world. also tahereh never fails to gag me with the plot twists.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Grief and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Deportation

margaretwaltemath09's review

informative 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Islamophobia, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Racism, Sexism, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Homophobia, Transphobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

abicaro17's review

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Love the insight into Kenji! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

taylorswiftobsessed's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Genocide, Gun violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

agateg's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

 “I’m lonely but I’m not alone. My body works, my brain works, I’m alive. It’s a good life. I have to make a conscious effort to remember that. To choose to be happy every day. If I didn’t, I think my own pain would’ve killed me a long time ago.”
 
 Juliette is still reeling from Warner's betrayal, and Kenji is trying to balance his friendship with her with his responsibilities as a leader of the resistance against the Reestablishment. Things get even more interesting when an unexpected person from Omega Point’s past surfaces.

 This novella was from Kenji's POV and that both made me and broke me. Seeing all of his inner feelings be brought out and how vulnerable he was with Nazeera undid me. Everything Kenji felt was so hard-hitting if you take into account how he's been portrayed up until this point. I'm so excited to see how his friendship with Aaron will develop, how his relationship with Nazeera will bloom and how even stronger his bond with Juliette will become. Definitely my favourite novella yet!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Cursing

molly_rose's review

fast-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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

jen1804's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.5

What the actual fuck. I’m so confused and I simply must read what happens next!
Loved this novella, loved Kenji’s POV. Loved the incredible character development we got from him throughout these 7 chapters and simultaneously experiencing Aaron and Juliette through Kenji’s thoughts.
Nazeera and Kenji are a massive thumbs up from me, more of that please.
Kenji is an extremely empathetic person and that makes my heart so full. I love him so much. He has LAYERS.
Ending was a twist I didn’t see coming after Restore Me and I look forward to reading the next oneeeeee!
Satisfactory ending? Yes!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Abandonment, and Colonisation

Minor: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War