Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

The Selection by Kiera Cass

33 reviews

mia_luvsreading's review

lighthearted fast-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Bullying, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and War

Minor: Sexual assault, Miscarriage, and Rape

holiday7's review

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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

4.0

America is so indecisive, I just can't. Anne was my favorite character. And Celeste is a bitch. So yeah, that's all I gotta say about this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Bullying, and Violence

Moderate: War, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, and Sexual assault

kingangie's review

funny lighthearted fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Classism, and Violence

Moderate: War and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Miscarriage

natalie_j's review

funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Violence, War, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Confinement

Minor: Miscarriage, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Rape

lobaokika's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Kidnapping, Violence, and Slavery

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

lilawsahar's review

adventurous dark lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.5

I would have eaten this book up if I had read this in middle school. Now I’m not really into love triangles. It fits into the Divergent, Hunger Games, Giver, Matched, etc theme I was reading back then. I think the world being built on what caste you’re in is an interesting take. It’s very much needed in this day and age to realize your privilege even though there isn’t a government mandated caste (sometimes it can feel like there is).

I don’t know if I’ll read the next book. I hate second hand embarrassment and I can tell that not telling Maxon about Aspen is not going to be good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

agateg's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

 “True love is usually the most inconvenient kind.”
 
 For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want, constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks. Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself—and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.
 
 This was a very compelling story that, once I started, I could only put down after finishing. The world-building was easy to follow and comprehend, but I did think there were some inconsistencies with it, how come America was in the Fifth caste yet could still have a two stories house with her own room? But that's something I can look over, what I cannot look over is that the main character's name is America Singer whose occupation is, you guessed it, a singer, that feels a bit on the nose, doesn't it? Even if I were to ignore that, I didn't really love America at times, she felt too pick me, quirky, and not like other girls for me to completely love her. I really liked and fell for Maxton though, I truly think that he was a great love interest whose truthful feelings toward America you can feel from almost the first page. Aspen, on the other hand... get him away from me. I did not like his fragile ego and stance that America should immediately go back to him just because he's finally grown up enough to support her the way "real men do it". I am team Maxton, and in my opinion, that's the only team that really matters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism and Bullying

Moderate: Violence and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and War

ellasommers's review

funny lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Bullying

lazy_liz's review

fast-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

3.75

I definitely like the book. Don't love it though. There is many clichés, which the book exaggerates. There's a love triangle, and tons of drama. (Low-key was rooting for the side love interest and not the main one.) I don't like the fact that the main character seemed to be 100% the girl who's winning the selection from the very beginning. The book made her "pretty" and "smart" and "not like other girls", which to me is a very annoying cliché. Still, the book is overall great and wholesome (most of the time). Parts of the book focuses on war and classism. Its fast pace is probably the main reason why it's so hard to put it down! Literally, I read it all in one sitting. Definitely doing to read the sequels.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Panic attacks/disorders, and Classism

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Violence and Miscarriage

becca_w_'s review

medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Classism, Bullying, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexism, Grief, Colonisation, and Infidelity

Minor: Death