Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

22 reviews

thebookpaiges's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Classism

makenna_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Suicide, Violence, and Outing

Moderate: Drug use, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

shiroofficial's review against another edition

5.0

This book was very interesting and it made me want to keep reading it all the time… the story was amazing and thrilling and the situations felt very real, like it would be something we could expect in the world today and it would feel normal, but feel bad as well. It was a very interesting story to read and many secrets were unravelled in the story and it was awesome! The plot twists were really good and it kept me captivated the whole time i was reading. I absolutely love this book. However i find that the pace is a little slower than i’d have preferred, but it really doesn't bother me much so yeah. Awesome book definitely recommend love it! very thrilling would read again! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cursing, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

booksbyantheia's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

 Como lectura en general, llenó todos los espacios requeridos para ser un libro bueno. Personajes relativamente sólidos, una trama segura, con los espacios de misterio necesarios. Quizás fue esa trama esperable la que la hace un libro bueno, pero no excelente, y no tan memorable. (Sorry, Simon)

Y quizás hasta esos puntos favorables no son tan fuertes. Solo sentí que Bronwyn estaba desarrollada al máximo. Sus pequeñas luchas consigo misma, sus motivaciones, sus secretos. Siento que el menos desarrollado fue Cooper. 

Si bien su homosexualidad es algo muy importante para todo el "estereotipo" que construyó como máscara, eso no me hizo sentirlo un personaje más profundo que Bronwyn.

  Addy me parece la peor desarrollada en general.

La trama es predecible. Soy estúpida y conecté todo mal, pero acerté a cada suceso (atribuyéndolo erronéamente, pero aún así). 

Incluyendo el plot twist de Jake. No lo adiviné bien, pero sabía que estaba involucrado de alguna manera.

Eso muestra que fue una escritura muy cuidada y notable. Las pistas estaban ahí, pero lamento que en cierto punto se haya pasado de foreshadowing a exceso de detalles.

Es una buena lectura, recomendable para meterse en el género de misterio. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Murder, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Mentions of divorce, body hatred, low self-esteem, non-explicit sexual content.

katiareadz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

I was hesitant when I picked up this book bc of the many mixed reviews. But honestly I LOVED IT SO MUCH😭. The plot twist was not that much of a plot twist for me... I kind of guessed it but the experience was not by any means ruined . The characters were well developed and I adore addy. This book put me out of a big reading slump ,it's really fast paced and definitely worth a read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, and Self harm

Minor: Eating disorder and Panic attacks/disorders

mllewellyn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.0

Good plot but under whelming 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

shrekky's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Outing, and Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction and Panic attacks/disorders

mrspageturner's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

I found this young adult's thriller gripping from the start. Each of the characters has a secret buried but Simon knows them all and he's about to make them public on his gossip app. So when Simon dies in detention and foul play is afoot, all four are suspects. I thought the story was a good twist on a theme that is sadly becoming increasingly more common - murders in schools - but I didn't guess who the culprit was at all. It was an easy read and one I really enjoyed but there are a few trigger warnings to be aware of, so please do check these before starting this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Murder

pennycurt's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Murder

elle_dee's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Outing