Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

11 reviews

weelasswithabook's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

3.5 🌟 

CW: Murder,  infertility, sexual assault, suicidal ideation, child abuse, animal death/hunting, outing, PTSD, Afghanistan war flashbacks, death, cheating, toxic friendships, stalking

🌟 Thriller

Every character in this book bar Heather and Doug are AWFUL. I don't think I've ever seen so many unlikeable characters in the one place 🤣 I could not wait to find out who the victim was, never mind the perpetrator, because it could've been any of them and I'd still have been delighted. There was no way for me to be disappointed here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Infertility, Physical abuse, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Outing

Minor: Addiction, Gore, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury

varpro's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

0.5

Not interesting at all. Plot is predictable and a little bit dumb. I wouldn't recomend to read this book for those who love mysterious detective stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Alcohol

shelb4117's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Stalking, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit

chris_reads's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

With the wintry isolated setting, a tense party of old friends, and toxic female friendships, I was reminded a lot of Ruth Ware's In a Dark, Dark Wood. I preferred this one. Didn't love it though.

I liked the plot structure. I really like dual timelines, and the decision to withhold the victim's identity. And how so many characters felt like legitimate suspects. If you want a book with likeable characters, keep looking. I think this is the aspect of the genre that stops me from truly loving it. The mystery keeps me reading, but I never get all that invested in the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Homophobia, Infertility, Vomit, and Classism

suchallie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

Great winter read. I wanted more from the ending - some of the writing in the last few chapters felt lazy but otherwise well done. Lucy Foley manages to keep the surprises well hidden for the most part but some things I did see coming. I read The Guest List first and it has many similarities. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Drug use, Infidelity, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Infertility, Blood, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and War

bridieslibrary's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.5

I love Lucy Foley and her way of unraveling her mysteries. I love the dissection of toxic friendships, isolation, and recovering from trauma. There’s a lot to take in from the story and the literary devices used throughout. I definitely recommend this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Toxic friendship

heather_harrison's review against another edition

mysterious fast-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

4.0

Another isolated mystery from Foley, although a lot of similarities with The Guest List. 

* A unlikeable and over privileged group of friends in an isolated location (this time an exclusive Scottish highlands lodge for NYE), cut off by the weather 
* skeletons in the closet and secrets in the group 
* multiple POVs (some more unlikeable than others) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

kiwichill's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism

analea_lucille's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

orndal's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Confinement, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism