Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Addicted to You by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

18 reviews

tragicgloom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Acephobia/Arophobia, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse and Infidelity

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

bbygirl21's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was a tough but great story. I had to put it down several times just to collect myself and regroup but found myself picking up not long after each stop. 

The depiction of both lily and Lo's addictions were so well written I found it difficult to read at times with the emotional and physical toll it took on both of them. 

I feel this story is an important read for that very reason. People should read this to see just how bad addictions can be and the toll it can have on those with an addiction. But I feel it's especially important with the depiction of lily's sex addiction as it shows how it's not taken as seriously as other addictions, especially since she a woman with how society views a woman being sexual in the first place.

By the end I was very proud of both of them for taking steps to heal from their addictions after they both hit their worst. And I was so happy that they had gained a support system outside of just the two of them that they could rely on. 

I'm excited to see what happens next for them in the following books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual assault, Infidelity, Violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Sex addiction

gswagatron's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

rachaelboyd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Sexual content, Addiction, and Alcohol

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

kristaolson's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Infidelity, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

bngar's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

tearstoflowers's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Addiction

Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content

Minor: Violence and Sexual assault

jclovestoread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

This book shouldn't be considered a romance novel, at all. It is a love story between two best friends who are dealing with addictions, but it's not a romance. It is a book about addiction. And how it can get ugly. Very, very ugly. But the book was great. It made you feel for the characters. It made you hurt with them. It made you hurt for them. It was great.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, and Child abuse

Minor: Vomit