Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Dear Child by Romy Hausmann

17 reviews

insanebookperson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

aleilvandrea's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Cursing

bcashatt's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

The book sounded so good but it took all 350 for nothing to happen. I kept waiting for the crescendo but…nothing. Anti-climactic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, and Pregnancy

tayyy_mayyy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

murderofcrows's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

It was a bit confusing at first as it's German and I'm not 100% sure of German terminology. I kept thinking "Herr" and "Frau" were names and thought the characters were different people, but after I found out they were german terms of respect (my best example would be Mr. and Mrs.) it made a lot more sense. The story is really captivating and has a lot of twists, the characters are incredibly complex and the way trauma was portrayed especially in Jasmine was extremely accurate. It's a very creatively written dark, twisted tale that I've already recommended to a couple friends and family members. I do feel like the ending wasn't as satisfying as it could have possibly been, but it certainly wasn't bad. I saw a lot of reviews about translation issues, but personally I didn't have any. Even with translation issues I'd highly recommend this book, it's a really good read you won't regret.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

espressoreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

olivialoverderheinheimer's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

I was really expecting something more thrilling and chilling, the first few chapters were and the last few chapters were but the middle of the book felt more like an example of three people dealing with their own emotional distress. 

I think the book would have been more thrilling if we knew from the beginning the captor was still alive, up until the last 50 pages we thought he and the threat were dead. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Murder

samantha7815's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Pregnancy

horizonous's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Suicide, Violence, Car accident, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit and Death of parent

◦ Mental illness = PTSD

stelladafloresta's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail