Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard

8 reviews

gwynnfox's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

The complex relationships of war-time is very well written. The magic of the world is easy to understand and unique. They seem to keep forgetting that the main character, who holds thousands of lives in her hands is 16 years old, but the worst part is the supposed romance. There is 0 chemistry between Mare and Cal. Their feelings for each other is unbelievable. The most chemistry Mare ever had with anyone is Maven, and he's a douche and a half. Even Shade and Farley have no chemistry. The pairings don't seem to match up well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Self harm, Slavery, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Racism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Classism, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Confinement, Grief, and War

psnchz's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, and War

julienicole1106's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Torture, Vomit, War, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

stitchof's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Hate crime, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, War, Gaslighting, Torture, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Death, Genocide, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

ishouldbereading's review

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

1.75

Maven is weirdly hot.

Shade's death was a knife in the back, i was more shocked and upset than when i read the Maven plot twist in Red queen IT HURTS WHY IS HE DEAD

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Torture, and War

kimxchi's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

shade was the only decent character before farley, and he died

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Torture, Violence, War, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Child death, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Confinement, and Blood

sudatot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Child death, Death, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, and War

Moderate: Colonisation and Abandonment

Minor: Pregnancy

readwithde's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

This book was both exactly what I wanted and completely unexpected at the same time. It both holds up the tropes of the genre while subverting them in the best ways.

I honestly can't believe all that happened in this book; the writing is so immersive, but also very tight -- so much is conveyed in concise and simple lines. Every page packed a punch; every new chapter came with new conflict, new missions, new obstacles, but it never felt overdone or like too much was happening. The tension and pacing kept me obsessed and invested. 

I was expecting someone to die, but my guess was wrong.

I also expected Mare to end up in Maven's grasp again, but I was not prepared for how that happened.

I thought there would be a bit more romance between Mare and Cal, but their relationship would have felt unnatural if it had been pushed anymore in the narrative; they are still both processing and dealing with a lot in a short amount of time. 

I am so excited for the rest of this series; I am completely hooked!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Racism

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, and War