Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

109 reviews

icedpinecones's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book is complex to rate as it has many high points and many lows. The good is seen in the story of James and Oliver, the prose being a mix of screenplay and standard book writing and the complexities of other characters such as Meredith. Where there's ups there's also downs, the main twist/motive for the villain is poorly executed and really makes the whole thing fall short. Characters such as Alexander and Wren are poorly explored, with things just stated then ignored. I enjoyed it for the most part, but the characters that fall more lackluster make the book fall short and lag behind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sabinehunter's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

christinewonder's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual content, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide

geerbeer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Heerlijk boek. Zou 5 sterren krijgen als het niet zóveel Shakespear was. Ik vind het heel vet gedaan, maar mijn Engels en kennis van Shakespear is niet goed genoeg om alles écht goed te begrijpen.

Ik houd wel echt van de meta dingetjes, dat de hoofdstukken geschreven zijn als aktes e.d. en ook hoe Shakespear-drama het allemaal is. Super goede en mooie world building en de karakters ook allemaal voldoende uniek om goed te kunnen volgen 😊

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

bookish_5280's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely amazing read! I am Secret History obsessed, and so this was the perfect book. The aesthetic was immaculate, the imagery was incredibly detailed and beautiful (although awful and obsessive and violent). I loved the writing style, and the incorporation of Shakespeare quotes was fantastic--and this is coming from someone who is certainly NOT a big fan of Shakespeare. Every play fit perfectly into the narrative, from Lear to Romeo and Juliet to, of course, Caesar. There were so many scenes that broke me, so many that made me reflect--and THAT ENDING.  OH MY GOD. I don't think I will heal from that for a long time. 

James+Oliver forever <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Sexual content

mdwsn27's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood

lexnicole's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ancymon's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

pomijając ze postacie miały jedną cechę osobowości a zwłaszcza na początku to cała reszta super. przez większość książki byłam zirytowana ze nie wiem o co chodzi, ale myśle że to było założenie tej książki i bardzo mi sie podoba ze zakończenie jest otwarte i mogę żyć w delulu ze wszystko się im tam potem jakoś ułożyło 🤠

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Eating disorder, Suicide, and Vomit

mishasbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

wytherwytch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this book but not quite as a compelling read as I thought it might be. Still though a good read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Eating disorder, Gore, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Vomit, and Alcohol