Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

76 reviews

a_hill23's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

1.5

The whole ‘im the killer secretly’ trope was pretty bad, overhyped on tiktok

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Murder

thatbookbitch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood and Dementia

kellys_bookcase's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death and Racism

swiftie4evermore's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I got only halfway through the book and it is not appropriate for ages under 14. I heard that the farther you go the more inappropriate it gets.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Vomit, and Grief

Minor: Racism, Sexual content, and Alcohol

easuligoj's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Vomit

bthebookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

I did not enjoy this book. It’s the book you take with you on a weekend to the beach, not bad but not good either.

Yes, there is a central conflict almost interesting enough to keep you just interested enough to soldier on but it leaves you with something to be desired.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Self harm, and Xenophobia

vedpears's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

4.25

I dont want to give away too much but this was a great quick read! If you like Gossip Girl, this is right in line but with much less of a time commitment. Characters with full personalities, familial politics, class issues, and twisty twists! This would make a great poolside read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, and Classism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

rosyc's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This was amazing! I'm very late to the game and I wasn't so sure how I would like it since I find myself drifting away from YA, but the prose was beautiful and though there isn't a big plot, the story grabs you and it's hard to put the book down. Did not expect this to be so chilling. The repetition, though intentional, did get a little tiring toward the end but that didn't take away from my overall enjoyment of this book.

It also helps that I enjoy ghost stories like The Sixth Sense, which E. Lockhart mentions as an inspiration for this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

niyawright_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

wonderlandiful's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Addiction and Blood