Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Shadow Me by Tahereh Mafi

7 reviews

maddie_0930's review

funny lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Sexual content and Death of parent

memoirsofabooklover's review

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 against another edition

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

lilareads5678's review

adventurous 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

3.75

this book was from kenjis perspective (one of my favorite characters). this book was very dash paced and there are some plot twists!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, and Death of parent

abicaro17's review against another edition

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

akane_readsyt's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Genocide

Moderate: Violence and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Deadnaming, Racism, Transphobia, Alcohol, and War

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