Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Painted Scars by Neva Altaj

31 reviews

melissa_rueff's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

Interesting story with a character dealing with disabilities and it had an interesting  way to deal with ptsd in new relationships. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse and Cursing

mbichaela's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.5

ENG
Colour me surprised but I really enjoyed reading this book. It had the passion, the story, the character and everything that I could ask for. One of the best mafia romances I've read in a while (and I can now call myself picky).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Injury/Injury detail

ohnoitskylie's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

2.0

The speed of the main couple’s development didn’t read as realistic to me. While there are a number of time jumps, I wish the author had taken a little longer to show how and why these two actually like each other. 

As for the premise… we never actually learn if the fake marriage accomplishes the goal that Roman wanted it to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy

ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Sexual content

Moderate: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Death of parent, and War

blueee7777's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

4.25

I really liked this book, it had everything i needed for a dark mafia romance. Which is he is madly in love with her and kinda obsessed. ML was in a car explosion so has a a wheelchair and physical therapy but she helps him through it. FL is helping pay off her fathers debts and falls for him. SO CUTE

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Injury/Injury detail

keiwald's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.25

The writing style is lackluster. 
No imagery, so descriptive narrative. Not spicy. 1/5 spice. 

While duel first person perspective, you don't get any emotional insight into the character unless they say "I'm angry" or "im sad". It's all tell, no show. 

I read this because TikTok mentioned

the man orders his men to sit when she walks into the room to midigate her PTSD response to tall men

. That scene is not in the book. The girl tell him she noticed he did that, but as the reader, we were never shown that. Had we seen it, it would have gone a long way into showing his protective and caring nature, but saying it doesn't have the same impact, especially with no other conversation about it.

That's one example, but the whole book is written that way. I am to believe she is a phenomenal artist, but the author describes her work in colors and items. 
A man with megaphone head. Mostly grayscale. 
That tells me nothing! What is the flow? Use words with different connotations! Does the shadows cast across the subjects face, obscuring the lift of his smile? Does the run radiate through the air and toss dancing sparkles through the ocean waves?

The author did not paint a single scene in that book. 

That's before the red flags in the relationships and the

divorcing because of legitimate trauma responses to the mafia life, then getting remarried because she loves him and can over come it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and War

dinareadsit's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault

pritenpink2's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Pregnancy

ariana_m's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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? Yes

3.5

This was a good light mafia book lol. It was pretty good, really fast paced. Roman and Nina's relationship happened so fast and there wasn't any buildup. This would usually be a turn off for me but I still liked the book. I wish it would have been a bit slower but it was still good. I like how Roman was portrayed in the book and I liked how Nina wasn't afraid of him as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

andeng's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail