Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Happy Place - Urlaub mit dem Ex by Emily Henry

47 reviews

star_witch's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

esophagus18's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

scifi_rat's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Medical content, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Panic attacks/disorders

ktv's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

So cute and captivating. I love these characters. I love how the side characters weren’t even side characters, but they had lives and personalities of their own. A story about (mis)communication, growing up, and always finding a place where you belong with the people you love. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content and Mental illness

Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infidelity

edietz22's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Chronic illness, Alcohol, and Death of parent

Minor: Chronic illness, Medical content, Vomit, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

gracefulraven's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

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

Minor: Pregnancy

stacylaughs's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

2.0

There are moments where this book is REALLY sad. The sadder parts are more sad than the happy parts are happy. It ended on a happy note, but if I didn’t finish the book, I would have stayed depressed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Drug use, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Pregnancy

hmwoodward's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.0

Emily Henry delivers with her usual humor, chemistry, and banter with this one. I always feel like I'm there beside the characters in her books from the way she describes everything. I'm seriously craving the smell and feel of sunscreen and ocean water and the smell and taste of buttery lobster thanks to this read!

While not dissimilar to her other books, this one is a second chance romance and has a different feel and tension to it because of that dynamic. Harriet and Wyn are stuck together because of the group vacation and because the years of their relationship have led to a friend group that's venn diagram is just a circle. They are navigating the ramifications of their breakup for themselves and how it complicates things for everyone around them. All this while an old group of friends tries to live out their glory days for the last trip to their go-to spot ever and are all dealing with their own separate issues. 

This book realistically address the challenges of a relationship where you grow up together and friendships where you grow up together. If you aren't careful, you can grow apart entirely. 

I also really felt for the main character in her struggles with her career and her future - I have certainly been there before myself. It was just another relatable and realistic aspect in this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Drug use, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Minor: Pregnancy and Infidelity

adamagoesit_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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

4.75

Wow, where do I start. This story had me in tears during & after I finished the book. Emily Henry has an amazing grab on how she constructs her characters. Wyn and Harriet are definitely made for each other, in every universe. I solely believe that because despite the struggle to keep their breakup a secret, they were able to come to terms (at some point) how everything started to crumble. The friendship between Cleo, Sabrina and Harriet is so precious and you see how much they care about each other. This book has made me a firm lover of the found family trope.I loved that all these characters care about each other in a way that is realistic and whole.

The way we understand Wyn’s mind through Harriet’s POV made me understand why he acts the way he does. Their familial differences, uprbringings, and career paths was imperial to how Harriet shaped her future when it came to her family and Wyn. However, it became her biggest enemy and a big piece as to why she ended up pushing everyone she loved away. She didn’t feel like she was enough for the people that felt that she was just right. Wyn was also terrified of losing Harriet because she was the first person to treat him like he belonged here. Henry did such a good job of intertwining their differences that was a source of the miscommunication in the relationship. The payoff was a tad dragged out but it worked out in the end, imo.

I usually do not like past/present timelines in books but this time, the transitions flowed with ease and explained the background information very well. I willl say, I started this book MONTHS ago and just recently finished since I was getting a bit distracted and felt that the plot was dragging a bit. I am so happy I picked it back up since it is instantly up there for one of my favorite books this year. 

I can’t wait for her next book (:

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Mental illness

book_gremlin42's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted slow-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

Moderate: Sexual content and Death of parent

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Death of parent