Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi

30 reviews

junos_x's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

Really enjoyed it. Wish the Kenji povs didn't stop but overall it was amazing :))))

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

eveleam's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Could not put this book down I finished it in a day I think it’s my favorite one in the series 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, and Panic attacks/disorders

hiraeth_'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? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I loved reading from Kenji's POV and i loved the flashbacks in Juliette's & Warner's parts. Although it may feel like a "filler" book in the series to some, I very much enjoyed getting all the background stories and being able to connect some dots. I already liked Nazeera in the last book but this one made me appreciate her so much. I'm excited for her and Juliette's dynamic

(and of course her and Kenji's relationship! So cute!)

. The friendship/group bond in general was quite nice and I actually didn't mind Adam in this one (shocker, I know!). Also: a LGBTQIA+ character! yay! Even though it's not a major one (yet?? idk).

Warner and Juliette are obv very iconic in this one as well, they did not disappoint. They are just one of my favourite couples ever. But - and I mean this in the nicest way possible! -

wtf was that proposal? I mean I obv love them together and want a future for them but it did feel quite out of character for Aaron to propose to her. Like why would he believe in such a religious and patriarchal tradition? On the other hand, he really is THE SIMP™️ for Juliette so maybe that was a good choice. Either way, I was very touched by the scene and couldn't have imagined it better.

What I was also a little bit confused about was the graphic content of the brutal scenes. I mean it IS a dystopian story and I also read The Hunger Games when I was 11 or so, but sometimes all I could think was "and this is YA??? Wtf?".

All in all: A great, quick and enjoyable read with many great elements. Not too surprising/wild but also not boring.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Gaslighting

Minor: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, and War

emmacartlidge's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Trafficking, and War

angstifies's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

nazeera is def the best character in this series 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Blood

Minor: Grief

victoria_elaine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Okay, so I really liked this book. However, I just wasn’t vibing with the

name change to Ella

, and something about the plot DIDNT sit right with me. LOVE THE

PROPOSAL

AT THE END!!! Can’t wait to see where this series goes. Overall great book (description of Emmaline had my jaw dropping in chem class), but there could’ve been more to it. :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Torture

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, and Gaslighting

agnes_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, Vomit, Grief, and Alcohol

sofiija's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

eddine's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

sOULMATES???!!!

THE MF PLOT TWISTS

alsoo how tf is anderson still alive liek???? such a dilf tho

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

lauritbh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Blood