Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

205 reviews

jscarlet'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

5.0

IN LOVE WITH THIS SERIES!

I must admit I was so sad for how Pip suffered so much. But I will forever defend Pip for killing that piece of trash. He deserves to die, and the said 'suspect' deserves to rot in jail. Pip will always be innocent in my eyes, and so is Ravi.

The flow of the story will keep you reading for more. The information, the revelations, the connections, THE EVERYTHING was so perfect, PERFECTLY PLANNED. ♡

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

Minor: Rape

isaile's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-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

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Confinement, Death, Murder, Kidnapping, Stalking, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit, Addiction, Rape, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, and Drug abuse

Minor: Eating disorder, Child death, Abandonment, and Gun violence

margaretwaltemath09's review against another edition

mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, and Drug use

Moderate: Grief, Stalking, Death, Alcohol, and Child death

Minor: Vomit, Cursing, Sexism, Rape, and Physical abuse

cicireadsinthedark's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Rape, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

kekla_08's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

It is really good and i enjoyed it but it got a little boring at times where it was always talking about the trauma she endured in «good girl, bad blood» with stanley and the gun triggers

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Stalking, Grief, Death, Torture, Kidnapping, and Blood

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

firelordmomo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

Graphic: Murder, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexism, and Addiction

Minor: Rape

secretcakeparty's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Death, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Minor: Animal death

sophie_the_reader_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Blood, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Vomit, Violence, Torture, Stalking, Physical abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Cursing

fanboyriot's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

♡ Cold Case

♡ Feminine Rage

♡ How to Get Away with Murder

Wow, what a roller coaster this book was.  The most tense out of the series for sure.  I got through the first part then quickly worried how everything would come together by the end.  Which I’m super happy with how this ended.  Everything came full circle and it was so satisfying to read even if some parts were anxiety inducing.  Pip really slayed with her last case (pun may or may not be intended).

And yes, this book also has stunning formatting with all the extra details in the design of the book.  I absolutely loved this series and highly recommend it.

Spice Level: n/a

POV: First Person

Release Date: 28, September 2021

Rep: BIPOC (Main and Side Characters)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Misogyny, Violence, Murder, Cursing, Kidnapping, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Stalking, Gore, Addiction, Death, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Confinement, Animal death, and Mental illness

Minor: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Child death, Suicide, Vomit, and Physical abuse

reading_something_else's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

Giving this book five stars because it was written so well. I think any criticism for this book comes from discomfort for the choices Pip makes, but I think it’s brilliant that the author chooses to evoke our thoughts on what justice means to us and what we are willing to do for our sense of right and wrong. Pip is such a complex and intriguing character, and I feel like the buildup throughout the trilogy of the plot and of her internal conflict was paced and handled so well. She might not be the most healthy character, and I definitely don’t think the author is condoning all of her actions or asking the readers to support them, but the events of the book are a consequence of Pip’s fascination with true crime and a large message is that obsession can be dangerous. 

I love how the plot was executed, and how events from the first two books were all tied full circle in this one, I always love when that happens. You kind of figure out the mystery early on in the beginning, but then the twists after come fast enough to leave it exciting. My only complaint is the very very end.

If your boyfriend helps you clean up a crime scene, manipulate a de*d body, frame a m*rder on a relatively innocent person, then potentially implicates himself in connection with the crime to take suspicion off of you, and then basically proposes to you, all while being supportive and loving, do you break up with him, yes or no? I feel like if Pip was using the brain that helped her frame a h*micide, she would have figured out how to not break up the man who would literally do and has done anything for her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Grief and Vomit

Minor: Sexual violence and Panic attacks/disorders