Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Notre part de nuit by Mariana Enríquez

16 reviews

soj19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Gore, Torture, Blood, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Death of parent

abiofpellinor's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

Imo this should have been released instead as a duology. The second half of this book, focusing on the son rather than the father, had much less direction than the first. The fathers section was very much a horror book. The sons was dark, but nowhere near so much and the events set up by the fathers section seemed underwhelming. So much potential with this book.

I will say the representation in here around AIDS, gay people, disabled people, and more was absolutely fantastic. Everything flowed very naturally and none of the representation felt forced. Very well done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Murder, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death, Body horror, Classism, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

Minor: Car accident

confusedwhale's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Death of parent, Blood, Child death, Death, Medical content, Body horror, Grief, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Classism, Slavery, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence, Racism, Drug use, and Vomit

Minor: Rape, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

fiz23_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Violence, Grief, Classism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Self harm, Body horror, Child death, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Death, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Ableism

shannonbauchat's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Graphic: Pedophilia, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Child death, Suicide attempt, Torture, Gore, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Rape, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Gaslighting, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Animal death, Police brutality, and Sexual violence

Minor: War

mispaintedlady's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely amazing , beyond words how good this story is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Blood, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Mental illness, Torture, Terminal illness, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Murder, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

Moderate: War

Minor: Dysphoria, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Animal death, Car accident, Classism, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, War, Medical content, and Alcoholism

bakerhi's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

5.0

This is a winding and immersive story of Gaspar, a child born out of darkness, with parents who did everything in their power to protect him from the darkness they were forced to be a part of. 
I loved how each piece of the story started somewhere new and uncertain, building on this extensive horror of visions, darkness, and doors. If you love the occult, this is an excellent long read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Drug use

Minor: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Suicide attempt

captainroz's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Gore, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Medical content

Moderate: Self harm, Grief, Suicide, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Police brutality, Vomit, Car accident, and War

_cararichardson's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.75

There’s a lot to digest here… loved the world building, the mysterious way the lore was revealed (and not revealed) to the reader. Characters were super complex, and I could sense that Gaspar was becoming more similar to his father at the end. The variety of perspectives was really cool and how the stories intertwined with each other. This was truly terrifying at many parts, and disturbing. I also enjoyed the political commentary and class discussion, although I’m not too familiar with Argentina’s history and politics. The writing and translation was really beautiful and macabre, and often chaotic (when it aided the story) I don’t know what my final takeaway is, I’m not sure if I fully pieced together all of the elements of the story. The ending is kind of ambiguous, which I suppose is fitting. One thing I didn’t really get was

the intent of having Esteban and Stephen for the name of one character (I know that Esteban is the Spanish translation of Stephen).

Overall, even though it was a long book, it was never a slog and I could’ve read even more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Suicide, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Rape, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Homophobia

sophmcgraw's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Confinement, Abandonment, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Torture, Gun violence, and Homophobia