Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi

26 reviews

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

xwritingstoriesx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

jrmcminn's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide