Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher

13 reviews

fraeyalise's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense 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? No

5.0

Wow. This book is going to stay with me for a long time. 

I was just as befuddled as the protagonist except on one point-

I knew it was the other carving the whole time.

 

In retrospect, other things would probably be obvious as well, but I enjoyed going along on this horrible journey with them. 

Those poor children. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

The children are not dead, but not alive either, stuck inside bus seats. I try not to think about it too much, because it makes me too sad even though it's not real.

whatkatyread87's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Kingfisher, KEEP IT UP

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content

Moderate: Body horror and Confinement

gondorgirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

There is a LOT of taxidermy.

planreadrepeat's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The book starts with a lot of funny or zany bits. Lulling you into thinking everything is going to be great and why is this tagged as horror? The middle is fantastically terrifying and makes you wonder if “everyone dies the end” is next. The end has you feeling relieved. Not optimistic and happy but whew. I like suspenseful horror like this. Kingfisher ties together a little Poe, some Lovecraft, and some good dry humor that would make Douglas Adams proud.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Death, Gore, and Panic attacks/disorders

cuddlygryphon's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Confinement, Gun violence, Grief, and Cannibalism

bookish_bry's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This was honestly such a great read. I wouldn't say it's prefect, but the intrigue makes up for the any imperfections. I started it late at night when I'd just finished another book planning to just read the first couple of chapters and ended up reading the first 100 pages. I finished it in less than 36 hours. There is just something about the main characters I loved and the tension was spot on for me. It wasn't particularly terrifying (for me at least, but I consume a good amount of horror), but got pretty eerie in some places.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

The monster is

an unfathomable being from another plane that likes to play with it's food, but keeps them alive. There is a description of a man whose bottom body is rotted away, but he is still alive.

At the end

taxidermy animals come to life and the main character ends up swimming in the guts of the guy mentioned above.

kenzielireads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity and Alcohol

ilaxaria's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity and Blood

knightreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

keen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity and Panic attacks/disorders