Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

The Greatest Thing by Sarah Winifred Searle

24 reviews

tinymatriarch's review

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Biphobia, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Self harm, and Panic attacks/disorders

tyler_hmac's review

challenging emotional hopeful fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Mental illness, and Body shaming

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Abandonment

sallytiffany's review

emotional hopeful reflective 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

I really enjoyed this. The design was beautiful and the characters well done. I loved that it was a young writer. The only thing was that some of the mental illness reference felt thrown in there and with not much development. We didn’t really see what the characters thought about the “help” they were getting. It felt a bit forced but it was still nice to have representation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Self harm, and Mental illness

Moderate: Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, and Forced institutionalization

rebyreadsandwrites's review

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

The art in this book is beautiful and I liked the characters and their friendships. The author is clearly talented. However, I wasn’t expecting this book to be so depressing. Nothing about the cute cover, title, and description prepared me for how heavy-hearted this book would make me feel. 

It’s character-driven without much character growth, and I’m not sure the author does the difficult topics justice. There is a small content warning which I missed, but it still wouldn’t have prepared me. It’s not the mention of eating disorders or self-harm that were depressing but the self-hatred. 

As someone who dealt with an eating disorder, depression, self harm, and panic attacks as a teenager, I’m trying to think about how this book would have made me feel if I’d read it then and I honestly don’t know. Proceed with caution. It’s not an easy read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Biphobia, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Eating disorder

antonique_reads's review

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

emilysbookishlife's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Fatphobia, and Mental illness

Moderate: Biphobia

missindyrose's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Minor: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

sarahcothron's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Self harm, and Eating disorder

Minor: Alcoholism

si0ban's review

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Self harm, and Panic attacks/disorders

lackyducks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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

A heartfelt narrative with a cast of characters with a strong sense of self. One that represents well the varied experiences in school. The zine sections were gorgeous and fit well into the ongoing narrative. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Body shaming, and Fatphobia