Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

110 reviews

kia_y_k's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

snowypineapples's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-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

4.0

This was an incredibly disturbing book to read. I think it was really good as it went from the past to future and showed how the mans, Strane, grooming and abuse affected her mindset even into adulthood.

As the authour said "It should be difficult to read and it should even be difficult to talk about but I feel like as a culture we're at a moment where we're ready to lean into these questions"

I think it's an important conversation and I'm not sure how I wish it was different but it invokes these complicated feeling on purpose and therefore I have to say it's a book that accomplishes it's goals/is successful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Suicide, Trafficking, and Suicide attempt

schivakumaran's review

dark 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

5.0

This book is humbling. Its horrifying. I have literally no words to describe just how poinient this book. Its an important book. It shows the deep rooted effects abuse can have on you for years after even in you adulthood and how it can shape you as a person.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death of parent

lauravg11's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

faygof9's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

cyan_altaria's review

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is very good overall, but some of the sections in the latter half of the book felt like they didn't really have a purpose.  Still, the main character, Vanessa, was excellently done.  This is a very powerful narrative, and something that people should read.  Just make sure to check the trigger warnings first, because My Dark Vanessa is about pedophilia and grooming, and it can be hard to get through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

Minor: Grief and Death of parent

dattk's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Death and Death of parent

mallory10100's review

i didn’t like the long chapters and didn’t love how vanessa kept enabling and defending her abuser. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Alcohol

meganjsulli's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

bey_h's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexism and Suicide