Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Cruel King by Rina Kent

6 reviews

hibbiley19's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Drug use

nineinchnails's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

1.25

i know rina kent claims to be british but as someone who's lived all over england (literally north, midlands, and now south/southwest) i do not know a single person who talks like that. i feel like maybe she picked up a few words and ran with it because most of the british slang is misused or super oddly placed in sentences. i think her dialogue in general isn't accurate to how people naturally speak but this book was riddled with spelling + grammar mistakes even outside of the dialogue. the main characters had no chemistry, from what i can see at least, but it was an easy read at least and i enjoyed some of the supporting characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Car accident, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Murder, Death of parent, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Adult/minor relationship

Drugging, Amnesia, Post traumatic stress disorder, Revenge porn, Slut-shaming, Student/teacher relationship, and Date rape

samflowerv6's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

 I am trying to read the Rina Kent universe in order so this is my first one. Bully romance is nothing new and it felt nostalgic?? Like a lot of tropes remind me of wattpad where the MMC would be horrible but we still loved them lol. The plot reminded me of wattpad too, not the quality but the set up . I liked how he fell first and Astrid didn’t just roll over and take his bs. It was overall enjoyable but Levi isn’t my favorite book bf. Maybe it’s because the age range isn’t usually my favorite, at least for a romance central plot. I think the ones with Aiden will be more for me. I liked how there was a mysterious vibe also. The first few chapters felt like a fever dream!! I was like SLOW DOWN !!! but overall it was funny and I fully laughed a bunch of times. I don’t know if it was intentional all the time bc the British English vernacular was cracking me up. The side characters were really fun as well, it got me excited for Ronan and Aiden’s stories. I can’t wait for the rest of this universe. Levi and Astrid…. You cute or whateva. Princess and the King. 👑 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Mental illness, Car accident, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent and Gun violence

Minor: Addiction and Abandonment

readwthsam's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Death of parent, Violence, and Drug use

emilycruz1016's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Death of parent

culzean's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Blood, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Cursing, Death, and Rape