Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik

9 reviews

blacksphinx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-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

5.0

Just when I was complaining that a certain main character hadn't done anything all book or exhibited any sort of personality, we got some nice time for them to open up and bloom a bit before the brutal cliffhanger of an ending. 

It's lovely watching our protagonist grow as a person, opening up, learning to ask for help, and forming close friendships with other girls. (The unexpected LGBT+ representation was a nice bonus!) There was at least one plot point in here that didn't really make any sense to me, but the emotional through line and building themes stop me from giving it less than five stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Classism, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, War, and Pregnancy

abookwormspov's review against another edition

adventurous medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Violence, Blood, and Child death

katjonzz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Violence, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Murder, and Sexual content

Minor: War, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

angela005's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

nutm3g's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

I devoured The Last Graduate like my life depended on it, or more accurately as if I were a maw-mouth on a war path towards my next treat of a graduating Scholomance class. El's heroic journey develops wonderfully, albeit emotionally draining as she comes to terms with her potential and destiny. Orion and El truly appear as opposites perfectly balancing one another out, or as two sides of the same coin. I was delighted at the appearance of two queer couples (mlm and wlw) as well as a vaguely mentioned background love triangle turned triad. The cliffhanger has me desperate to get my hands on the next book in the series, even though I know the first chapter will most likely appear devastating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Genocide, Homophobia, and Murder

ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Death, and Grief

Minor: Blood, Child death, Confinement, and Panic attacks/disorders

avadore's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.0

nooo another crazy cliff hanger! what a roller-coaster. Still loving the world building a whole lot and now I guess we play the waiting game to see what happens beyond the school gates. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

Moderate: Child death

wrenxavier's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, War, and Xenophobia

azurelunatic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror and Sexual content

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Vomit