Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Nocticadia by Keri Lake

5 reviews

kenzie_grace22's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Keri Lake has officially become one of my favorite authors from this book alone. The writing was immaculate. This book was rather long, but not once did it slow down, drag, or get boring. Her descriptive writing amazes me. An amazing plot PLUS well written spice? Can’t get better than that. And a morally grey MMC and an actual intelligent and independent FMC!! This book was so amazing and I highly recommend! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

lauraschuhmann's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

would be a 5⭐️ read if it wasn’t for the beginning which was really hard to get into as it was describing a lot of different things with an unreliable mc to deal with. additionally, sometimes some things were too descriptive which I understand adds to the charm and aesthetics of the book but sometimes you just wanted the plot because with these two you couldn’t get enough. totally loved this dark academia book, also if you liked this one, read gothikana!! 🖤 also i need an extended epilogue WTF please😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

doahdancer's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I really enjoyed this wild ride. I thought finishing 600 pages in three days was going to be difficult. The last couple 600+ pagers took over a week to get through, but I could not put this book down. 

Wasn't expecting it to be as much of a horror/thriller as it was, but the gothic atmosphere and the twisted mystery the author interwove gripped me at every turn. 

Age gap romance is a penchant of mine, but it can be difficult to find done well. This book nails it and then smothers you with a couple really scorching sex scenes. The tension and build up to that point was perfect for me.

Where this book loses points is at the end. There is a final, very large twist which had the potential to be really fulfilling, but it felt rushed and underdeveloped. Overall, it's the perfect ending, but the execution was an 8.5 instead of a 10.

Will absolutely be grabbing her other book Master of Salt & Bones in short order. Very impressed by this first step into Keri Lake's catalogue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape

kurosenpai's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

selestre's review

dark mysterious tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Colonisation