Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

We Are All So Good at Smiling by Amber McBride

24 reviews

peggy_racham's review against another edition

5.0

"we are rooting,
cheering for you
to live & thrive."

Broke my heart than stitched it back up. Beautiful and full of metaphors

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Blood, Child death, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism

michelle_my_belle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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: Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death, Bullying, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide attempt

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

I loved this just as much if not more than Me (Moth). I struggle with my mental health and felt this book so deeply, especially towards the end where I kept crying as I read. I needed this even with the author's note at the front stating that it could be triggering to the reader. Please read content/trigger warnings if you are someone who is/or has struggled with mental health. This can be a difficult and emotional read. 
The cover is stunning, the writing is beautiful, and I will definitely look out for whatever the author publishes next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Blood, Bullying, Child death, and Gaslighting

mkachiri's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Bullying, Child death, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

tspice24's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Racism, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racial slurs

likeagilmoregirl's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Beautiful story about the experience of grief, depression, and anxiety. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Racism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

discarded_dust_jacket's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

3.0

“There is someone out there rooting for you. You are not alone, in any Forest. You there, … we are rooting, cheering for you to live & thrive.”

With this novel in verse, McBride has created a beautiful modern fairytale depicting the struggles of a life lived with grief and depression, and how powerful stories and friendship are in weathering/overcoming those struggles.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs

vibesbymarissa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Blood, Bullying, Mental illness, Grief, Racism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

asparagusisreading's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

3.75 stars
Thank you to Netgalley, Amber McBride, and everyone apart of the FierceReads team for this e-arc to read and review.

Written in verse, WE ARE ALL SO GOOD AT SMILING, follows Whimsy, a teenager with clinical depression caused by traumas from her past that she seems to remember differently from everyone around her. While she's at a treatment center, she meets Faerry, a boy with wings, garden tattoos, and someone she recognizes to have the same magic as her. When she leaves the center, he's not far behind.... as her new neighbor and sharing the same fears of the Forest. As they spend more time together, Whimsy and Faerry discover their lives are more interconnected than they originally thought and reopen old wounds to heal. Told with fairy tale references and magical elements, this story beautifully and emotionally details the affects mental health, trauma, and death has on teens and how they cope.

Trigger and Content Warnings for depression, mention and description of self harm, bullying, death, grief, suicidal thoughts and notes, racism, panic attacks, 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Racism

defeating_my_demons's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Bullying, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts