Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll

27 reviews

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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 have to admit this book surprised me more than once. I thought it was going in a certain direction that I was sure was going to be banal. Then it pivoted and pivoted again and pivoted again. The only thing banal was the ending, but I didn’t mind that because it felt like it needed to be. After all the trauma and turmoil in her life, Ani deserved banal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Death, Sexual harassment, Abortion, Homophobia, Blood, Bullying, Gun violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Child death, Classism, Mass/school shootings, Eating disorder, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

tiffanysbookgems's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Body shaming

eevee_saur137's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.75

A hard to read book about a broken person. Knoll's style of writing very clearly shows how the domino effect of Tiffani's traumas destroyed her as a person and though you can't say you like her decisions or even her as a person, you understand exactly why she is the way she is.

I've seen a lot of reviews mentioning Gone Girl. I missed the marketing for this book so I might be late but let me say it's nothing like that book. To be clear, Gone Girl is brilliant, but this is not that kind of story. Not to spoil too much, but the biggest distinctions for me are 1) Gone Girl is about revenge and this story is about the beginnings of healing and 2) Amy acts, while Tiffani is acted upon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Bullying, and Drug use

For the graphic: The slur is used once, the main character is disgusted by it. The shooting takes up a chapter. The moderate: It is not a minute by minute description but every act is described and you know enough. The minor: Teen behavior and adult trauma responses. The "adult/minor" tag I added because

even though nothing happens between Tiffani and her teacher while she's a child, the feelings she has toward him, back then and as an adult, may still be triggering.

texas_reznikoff's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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: Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Child abuse, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Misogyny, Blood, Car accident, Death, Violence, Bullying, Classism, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

vtlism's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I loved this writing, the voice needs to be bottled and the main character development was perfection, nothing 8 thought about her at the beginning was true by the end. I noticed slice/line imagery throughout but would love to know the author's intent with that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Suicide, Racism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Islamophobia, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Classism, Sexual violence, Bullying, Fatphobia, and Drug use

lovetoread18's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Rape, Eating disorder, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Hate crime, Gore, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Fatphobia, Abortion, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Racism, Homophobia, Excrement, Outing, and Mental illness

mrsbishopreads's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Vomit, Murder, and Sexual assault

indralei's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Gore, Rape, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Bullying, Blood, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Vomit, Alcohol, Cursing, and Body shaming

Minor: Suicide attempt, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infidelity

feyrelin's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Violence, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Alcohol, Mental illness, Gore, Gun violence, Eating disorder, Death, Child death, and Adult/minor relationship

leialeilani's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Gore, Rape, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Blood, Death, Vomit, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Cursing, Homophobia, Body shaming, and Bullying

Minor: Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Drug use, and Panic attacks/disorders