Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole

109 reviews

rachelfayreads's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Terminal illness, and Torture

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Stalking, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

katelynprice's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I really think this would be most enjoyable if you go into the book completely blind. I knew too much to appreciate it at its fullest, but that is not the fault of the author. The first 40% was steady, if not slow, but the pace really picked up toward the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Sexual content

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content

findingt_ri's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious 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

4.5

Kinda slow for me at first, but once the dots started connecting I was HOOKED! Did an all-nighter finishing this, very worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Blood

Minor: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

bookishkellyn's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense

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

3.5

Sydney’s concerns were valid and palpable. But the cartoon villain dialogue of the gentrifiers and the positioning of Theo as a white savior left a bad taste in my mouth. The climax was outlandish and came out of nowhere. This book was kind of all over the place.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, Kidnapping, and Colonisation

Minor: Death and Death of parent

clrouse's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

clarkg's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

When No One Is Watching is unsettling, grotesque, and and believable. Drawing from the real-life horrors of gentrification and medical abuse, this thriller is a stomach-churning exploration of how Whiteness and corporate greed act as predatory forces in marginalized communities. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Torture, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Minor: Infidelity and Fire/Fire injury

mdavis26's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

martieliz's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Police brutality

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

cassielaj's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

I have so many thoughts about this book, but it’s also rendered me speechless. Holy shit. This is not for the faint of heart. It starts slow, with a sinister undertone of microagressions, racism, and gentrification, and then it builds to a truly harrowing climax and conclusion. I definitely understand some of the criticism, especially about pacing. While the slow build served to make the whole thing more unsettling, it did cause the ending to feel a bit rushed, and some details/points felt unresolved. The romance was also totally unnecessary. That being said, this story made my stomach hurt. The premise and writing are really well done, and it’s one of the most disturbing thrillers I’ve read. Worth the read — just proceed with caution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Murder

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