Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang

136 reviews

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

I actually think 3 stars is generous of me. Her sister’s death doesn’t get really delved into even a little bit until chapter 22, yet this is the whole reason these two think they can’t or shouldn’t be together (this is not a spoiler - comes up almost immediately). There’s never an acknowledgement that there’s also the matter of workplace sexual harassment (he works for her!!!). The book would’ve been better if it dealt with her relationship with her sister and parents more instead of minimally in the last few chapters. Also needed to address Grant’s psyche more instead of just surface cover.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

lagray27's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Car accident

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

samleacher's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

READ THIS BOOK IT IS SO GOOD!!! I loved every second of this story. No slow parts, lots of emotion, and so well written!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Suicide

penguins_save_lives's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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: Cursing, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction, Death, and Alcohol

dcnireads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use and Suicide

effevve's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.75

Grant Fucking Shepard, good in a room, great in a bed and the improbable love of my damn life

I read this one SO FAST i couldn't put it down. 
Almost a 5 star read, but the ending seemed a little rushed in my opinion. I wanted more!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Grief

thehannahclaire's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide, and Car accident

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

alfalky's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

clairebartholomew549's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

I found this book incredibly well-written and moving, but I wouldn't exactly call it enjoyable to read. This is a heavy, sad, and tortured story, and there's not a lot of relief even in the "happy ending." That's of course the point - life is complicated, and the situation in this book is incredibly complicated - but it's a little more bittersweet than I usually prefer in my romance books. Then again, this isn't exactly a romance book so much as it's a story about living with extreme tragedy and figuring out how to make peace with old versions of yourself and of your parents' expectations of yourself. For pure enjoyment of this book I'd probably give it three stars, but I'm going with four stars because I did find it really powerful and thought-provoking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Car accident

spellbindingtomes's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Car accident