Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi

21 reviews

winterwriter_9's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Sexual content

najmanasir's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Blood, and War

brooketreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

3.5

There was too much going on. Too much twisting of the things we already knew. A character having a new name that we knew for three books. New characters. Everything is happening everywhere.  It all felt like too much.

The ending felt better. Where (almost) everyone was back together, and things seemed to settle down for a minute at least.

Ella, Nazeera, Aaron, and Kenji having to jumping from a plane. Warner’s birthday party!!

I do like two new characters we got, Nouria and Sam. Give me all the strong women characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gun violence

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

nureft's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

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