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Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi

83 reviews

esterslibrary's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

5.0


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ceruleanshelves's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.0

“And it’s not insane to imagine that sometimes even horrible people are searching for a way out of their own darkness.”

this one gets wild. finding out just how fucked up the parents of the reestablishment really are and how deep this all runs is a mindfuck. this is definitely the darkest book of series yet, largely in part to revelations involving
juliette's/elle's sister, emmaline
. ngl, kinda fucked me up, i wasn't really prepared for that.

we get more nazeera, who i LOVE. and so does kenji 🤭

“And I don’t think you’re stupid,” she says.
Wrong. I’m definitely stupid. So stupid. I can’t even think right now.
“Okay,” I say stupidly.

i continue to champion juliette and kenji's best friendship and the budding bromance of aaron and kenji.

Kenji looks like he might be choking. “A cartoon?” he says, outraged. “Tangled is not a cartoon. Tangled is one of the greatest movies of all time. It’s about fighting for freedom and true love.”

juliette and aaron >>>>>>>> (obvi) these two have been through so much shit my god i can't wait for their happy ending, bc they certainly deserve it after all of this.

This is, after all, what we’re fighting for, isn’t it? A second chance at joy.

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bri__'s review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This one was alot heavier than the previous books of the series in my opinion, with the content delving into multiple deep topics and introducing revelation after revelation. I loved Kenji's pov within this book and I can't wait to see how his relationship with Nazeera grows. Although I find it annoying that Anderson doesn't stay dead, I understand how it would tie into the plot due to the consequences of Sonya and Sara's capture. I also think that Evie's death was too quick and that it was too easy for Ella to roam the facility.

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hannibanani29's review against another edition

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

3.75


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hayleythegoose's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0


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emma_batty's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I loved this book so much especially the ending! I also loved all of the funny/sweet moments we got even in this dark story. 

Love the Warner/Kenji relationship

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booksbytheglass's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

okay world, you were all right and I should have stopped after IGNITE ME 🙃 these books are complete filler and while we got a ton of revelations in this one, it just felt unnecessary for me …

the first half of this one alternated between juliette and warner’s capture and torture, and I felt like I was reading a YA version of aelin’s torture from KINGDOM OF ASH 🥴🥴 it was trauma after trauma and these poor kids are taking it way better than I, an adult, would 

what I loved about this one was the revelation of everyone getting their memories back 🥹🥹 and of course, the backstories of juliette and aaron warner made me SOB I love the “you were made for me” trope and this was done so perfectly 

although trauma is sometimes ✨ important ✨ for the plot line, this one just felt a bit overkill. the plot twists were at the end of every chapter and I felt like screaming enough!!! some of the revelations made sense while others were clearly added for the shock factor (which worked btw 🤪)

I’m a sucker for aaron and juliette’s relationship so I really did enjoy this one, even though it felt a lot like a filler book with no direction …

rating: 4 stars
wine pairing: chappellet cabernet sauvignon

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akane_readsyt's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-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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anmitha's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • 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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escsmith's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
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3.0


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