Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi

22 reviews

hayleythegoose's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Body horror, Gore, Racism, Vomit, Police brutality, and War

psydneigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

Loved the ending, but don’t get why they left Emmaline alive if the plan is to kill her.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture and Death of parent

neverlandingonabook's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

marenm's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment

safety_pin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Cursing, Homophobia, Transphobia, Outing, and Classism

themoodreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

gothmiku's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Torture, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Body horror, Gun violence, Sexual content, Blood, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Death of parent

chloelj27's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence

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

charhollyx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

4.75

I really loved having Kenji’s pov in this book and him leading the narrative as the lead protagonist. However, as much as I loved Juliette and Warner’s chapters giving us insights into their past, I would have preferred a little more to happen in this book.
Though I still loved it.
I am so happy that this book got a HEA, after such a dark book, it was definitely needed for the characters!! I just hope that the last book ends nicely too🥺 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Death of parent