Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Salt Kiss by Sierra Simone

10 reviews

ninahuynh's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

If there's one thing I will nag on this book on, it will be how the book description doesn't pick up until 75% into the book! Isolde is not mention until this point, so it quite confused me where the bride-to-be comes on stage. The spice and kink are definitely up there! I kind of want to continue to finish the series, but not so enthusiastic about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

rdaacvhiesl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Alcohol

samara_surface's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, Murder, and War

Minor: Gun violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol

ltlmz's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• 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

3.5

Mark Trevana isn't one of my favorite characters. I sure do love Tristan and Isolde though. I'll definitely read the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual violence

sarahjeanreads's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Alcohol

audreytwo's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

I loved this book. Ate it up (like I do all of Simone's work, tbh). Filthy, and depraved, and just right. I'm obsessed with Simone's prose and writing style, her descriptions that are so lifelike it's like you're living, breathing, experiencing the story. Her characters who break your heart and piss you off. The ability to write from all perspectives of sexuality. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, War, and Injury/Injury detail

madscanread's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Tristan is one of my favorite main characters and his obsessive nature is somehow so sweet. He falls in love with a husband and wife to be and both of them are keeping secrets and practically stringing him along. Kinky, emotional, and mysterious with a plot unfolding beautifully in the background. My only issue is that it’s incest. Especially incest in a way where the “step” doesn’t even matter since uncles and aunts half the time are just through marriage - plus, the whole idea that step family doesn’t count hurts as someone with such a large step and ex-step family. It doesn’t even seem relevant to the plot so I don’t know why it was added? I gladly keep my eyes close to this, though, since I liked Tristan so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence, Grief, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

geagleson9's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

brownskinnedreader's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

A troubled soul meets two people who seem set on using him! 4.5 stars!

This book follow Tristian as he tries to figure out his next steps in life. He recently separated from the military and is sitting in limbo when his new uncle-in-law, Mark, offers him a job as his bodyguard. Mark is former CIA and is currently the owner of Lyonesse—DC’s ultra-secret club. He instantly attracted to Mark and falls in love with him while acting as his bodyguard. However, Mark is soon to be wed to Isolde, an heiress for her father's banking company. Tristian is tasked with bringing her back to America on a Yacht which is a three week journey. He becomes fascinated with Isolde more and more each day. However, she is supposed to be off limits because she belongs to his boss.

I absolutely enjoyed this book. It had me hooked from the moment I started it. The angst was killing me and that cliffhanger had me thrown. However, I found Tristan to be very naive for his age. I could expect him to be inexperienced in Mark's world but I also found him to be inexperienced in life as a whole. Other than that I found it to be a great read. I skipped the prequel so I am heading back to read that and patiently awaiting the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Murder

mada_m's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

I don't usually like reading books that are part of incomplete series. But who can resist a new story from Sierra Simone? And it's about mysterious Mark, of whom we got a glimpse in New Camelot... my fate was sealed as soon as I read Salt in the Wound, the prequel to Lyonnese.
Tristan is so real, sweet and adorable, you will feel immediately over protective of him, which is exceptionally weird, considering he is the bodyguard and a former soldier. The kink is everything in this book, which is to be expected from a story set in a kink club. The character development is beautifully done, in a very Sierra Simone style.
This book is impossible to put down and it will live rent free in your head for years to come.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and War