Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

The Perfect Child by Lucinda Berry

74 reviews

everleighrose5's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

I'm only giving it a 3 because I enjoyed her writing style. I HATED being left without any answers. I'd really love to see a second book or even a trilogy come out of this. 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

peachxslime's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, and Pregnancy

diannasbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.75

I found Christopher irritating. He was so blind when it came to Janie. This book was so frustrating. And what even was that ending? Where is the rest???

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

carmella10's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

katyinscrubs's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.0

I was expecting some twist or something exciting at the end and it just wasn’t there. I feel like the author could’ve done so much more with the ending and it was kinda just blah. Like, there was a feeling of this huge build-up that something was coming throughout the whole story and then the book kinda just ended. It kept my attention all the way though and I was just very let down. It would be hard for me to recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Medical content, and Murder

aj8915's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Excrement, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

lassossa's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, and Murder

yinzer_barbie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

cruffin1's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

kates_cupcakes's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This book was…not what I expected to get into. I went in blind as I do with so many books and it was so good! I enjoyed the character development and the different perspectives throughout the book keep you guessing. If you are looking for a book to convince someone to *NOT* adopt or foster kids, this is the book for you. There are a lot of content warnings with this one, a few that I did not expect. I actually had to put this book down several times while reading because it got too graphic for me( which says a lot!!). I would read anything Lucinda berry writes as she perfectly captures psychological trauma  in all of her books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage