Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

125 reviews

luminareads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident, Kidnapping, and Chronic illness

Minor: Alcohol

mia_reads_books1119's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Death, Drug use, Alcohol, Cursing, and Panic attacks/disorders

violet_viper's review against another edition

It was okay, and the characters were likeable. 
What was happening in the past with Albert Ellingham was moving at a good pace, but Stevie investigating and what was happening in the present was moving so slowly. 
I got to page 170 and still nothing much had happened to progress the plot or solve the mystery. It just felt like at least half of what I was reading was pointless to the plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

kawaii_rose's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Murder

alyvia_jeane's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Death

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Alcohol

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Stalking

Minor: Gaslighting, Transphobia, and Infidelity

angelina246810's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Murder, and Kidnapping

rylin_marie's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

oh. my. goodness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Murder, Cursing, Torture, Alcohol, Child death, Stalking, Kidnapping, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gore, and Gun violence

booksawyer's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I’ve heard so many great things about Truly Devious, and I am glad to say it did not disappoint! 

Truly Devious follows Stevie Bell, a true crime and mystery novel enthusiast, as she begins her first year at Ellingham Academy, a private school for gifted students known for a series of murders that occurred in the 1930s. Stevie arrives at the school, determined to finally solve the case, but does not expect that another crime may take place right in front of her.

This mystery is solved over the course of a trilogy, so the pacing of this book is slower than standalone mysteries I have read. Although I typically don’t enjoy slower placed books, I actually really loved this choice! It was really great to get to know Stevie, her peers, and the school as a whole.

This novel kept me engaged the whole way through, and I am so happy the sequel is out so I can read it very soon!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Child death and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcohol

m4rtt4's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.75

A good start for the series, though it was very obvious from the text that it's a part of something bigger and doesn't really work as a standalone. The characters felt pretty shallow and stereotypically one-dimensional, but I could brush that off as the book's focus was more on the murders and the atmosphere really managed to creep me out at times — also the surroundings of the boarding school were well created and described. I'm excited to read the sequel, but I seriously hope it's got some more depth and action in it🤞🏻

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Grief, Kidnapping, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcohol, Mental illness, and Child death