Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose

8 reviews

lizziemarie01's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Classism, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Cursing, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

Minor: Police brutality, Forced institutionalization, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking

brianna97's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.5

I just….. wow. I really didn’t see that coming. and I DEFINITELY didn’t see the second hidden little jab coming either. This was an emotional rollercoaster of a book but it kept me on my toes!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, Murder, Drug use, Alcohol, Addiction, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Death, and Confinement

josiejeror's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Not at all accurate to actual law/true crime but overall an exciting read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Police brutality, Suicide, Confinement, Cursing, Sexual violence, Stalking, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Grief, Murder, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

kelisabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, and Sexual content

vj_thompson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A book with a twisted ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Medical content, Pregnancy, and Stalking

moriahleigh's review

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I am so torn over this book. The characters were bleh and the internal dialogue was painful to read - paragraph after paragraph of internal questioning. It also was not a realistic murder trial or investigation. 

However, it was fast paced, easy to read, and broke my reading slump. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Murder, Cursing, Death, Police brutality, Suicide, Alcohol, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders

chloeforkerway's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

1.0

This is easily the worst book I have ever read in my entire life. Jeneva Rose blew everyone out of the water with this, even Colleen Hoover! 

There was absolutely zero research on the law or the police force. One episode of Law & Order was watched to complete this monstrosity of a novel. I am glad that this was free and I did not pay for it because that would have been a complete waste of my working girl money. 

Here is a list of everything that I was confused about and/or also hated about this book: 

• The way Adam describes women
  • He only sees them as sex objects and he has a one-track mind when it comes to any woman
  • He kisses people for no reason and harassed them numerous times, it was sickening

• Adam Morgan is a literal monster
  • He attempts to justify cheating on Sarah (which seeing how Sarah ends up, he shouldn't have)
  • Adam is a complete and utter shame to any good man that has ever existed in all of human existence 
    • His drinking problem becomes a main aspect of the story for literally no reason. This novel consisted of a full chapter of him drinking, only for it to lead absolutely nowhere. 
    • He has NOOO brain! 
      • This man does stupid stuff for no reason - why do you trust every single person that steps into your life? You should know yourself what a trustworthy person is not based on your own personality. 
      • Adam, you can't even trust yourself, bro. 

• The worst plot twist I have ever read.
  • Think about any one character and it is probably them.
  • Happened in the last ten pages. 
  • I hate Sarah. 

• Each and every single one of these characters needs psychological help
  • Most of them are obvious, including, Adam, Sarah, Anne
  • Honorable mentions: Eleanor, Matthew, Bob, all of the police officers, Kelly, Scott, Rebecca

• Random flashbacks
• Details of Sarah being rich 
• Adam's failed writing career
• How long does this story go on? Like in a sense of time.
• Useless characters and metaphors
• Everyone sounds and looks the same
• Adam escaping 
• Ants and nature
• No man can keep it in his pants
• Again, the plot twist
• The four-in-one murders 
• Kelly
• The end of it
• Robert Miller

• Sarah mentions her being the best attorney and then she turns around and becomes the worst one by every second
  • her unprofessionalism
  • her terrible character
  • unreliable narrator, worse than Adam
  • wanting to have sex with every man in the book
    • uses her sex appeal to her advantage, but then embarrasses herself because it never works and she looks bad
  • NO man is worth this and she knows it

I hope no one suffers as much as I did by reading this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Dysphoria, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Gaslighting, Addiction, Alcohol, Mental illness, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Classism, Death, and Death of parent

thatswhatshanread's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

How in the world was this a debut novel?!! I AM BEYOND IMPRESSED.

This is one of the best domestic thrillers I’ve read in a long time, and I think one of the best, period. I read it all in nearly one sitting. The pacing of the story just increased with every chapter, and the dual POVs between Sarah, the renowned attorney, and her husband Adam, accused of murdering his mistress, made for the utmost suspense and scandal. Seriously, the writing in this book was incredible. I could barely put the book down to eat, though I definitely had moments of pause just trying to wrap my head around everything going on with this case. 

Ugh, it was perfect! It’ll keep you guessing and piecing things together the whole way through as if you’re a part of the trial yourself. Highly, highly recommend this one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Addiction, Cursing, Sexual content, Stalking, Blood, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment, Drug abuse, Grief, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Police brutality