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Разбий ме by Tahereh Mafi, Техере Мафи

178 reviews

sweetlikekandi's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious slow-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? Yes

2.5

Reasons to Bump This Up On Your TBR:
You read purely for entertainment, like flowery language full of metaphors, teen dystopia will romantic sub-plot.

Reasons to Bump This Down On Your TBR (more in content warnings):
If you’re not into first person POV or in search for a plot with substance. FMC was inconsistent in thoughts vs actions. What was that ending?? It just abruptly stops and should’ve ended a couple of chapters before imo.

˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ Extras ˚ʚ♡ɞ˚
Tears shed? No
Spice? More sweet than spicy, this is Y/A after all
Happy Ever After? Ends on semi-positive note, to be continued…
Cliffhanger? Yes and no. (This is book 1 in a series but honestly easily DNFd)

˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ My Rating System 1-5 ˚ʚ♡ɞ˚
Characters (Well-developed? Interesting?) — 3 (Warner and Kenji are doing heavy lifting here)
Worldbuilding/Atmosphere (Coherent? Immersive? Consistent?) — 3
Plot (Well-balanced or underwhelming? Pacing?) — 2
Logic (Characters traits align with their actions? Convincing arcs/plot resolution?) — 1
Writing Style (Prose, dialogue, repetition, etc.) — 2.5
Intrigue (Page turner? Overall enjoyment?) — 3

Average Rating: 2.4 rounded to 2.5
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notbambi's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It has a lot of potential, but it's not great so far. I liked enough about it that I'll probably read the next one. The dystopia plot and worldbuilding take a backseat to romance, which isn't always a bad thing, but I did feel like what was there outside of the romance was very thin and moved too quickly to care much about. 

I liked a lot about the protagonist and the erratic voice of her narration (I know that this is apparently a polarizing aspect of the book, but it really worked for me!). I preferred the early chapters where she is dealing with her isolation and loneliness, something that I feel like isn't addressed in a satisfying way later in the book - she just sort of feels better because she's got Adam. On the other hand, he is the first person to be able to touch her, and this is the first in a series, so maybe something will happen later to make her realize that being in love doesn't magically fix trauma.

I know from the TikTok stans how this love triangle is going to play out, and I'm very curious to see how Mafi is going to play it. 
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apolen's review against another edition

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4.75

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sbrnamthla's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

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kylasmv15's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

3.5

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laleh_eve's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.25

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yzer2468's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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aubristar's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.0

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nickysbookcorner's review against another edition

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There’s mention of young children’s death and a scene where a toddler is tortured. 
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emis_books's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It’s written a little confusing in the beginning, but it’s reflecting the main characters condition. Just pull through it, it get’s better.
I was able to read it very fast, there were often a few repetitions.
I really wanted to know why so many people love Aaron Warner that much, until now i honestly can’t really understand it. Just sometimes slightly.
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