Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

30 reviews

sharlapeggy's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Loved it. Gripped me from start to finish and had so many fun twists and turns that were unexpected. Read in 24 hours!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Suicide, Death of parent, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Murder, Car accident, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Stalking

rsagarin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Infertility

Moderate: Child abuse, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical content, Death, Classism, Pregnancy, Murder, Grief, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Cursing, and Violence

kotletka_polina's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Nice book. Liked the plot twists and the way story progressed: it’s like I’ve been changing who I’m sided with throughout the story.
I just wish it was faster at the beginning, the first 200 pages were exhausting to read and I couldn’t wait for the story to climax. Also didn’t really understand the purpose of adding

private investigator

it gave a lot of information much needed for a plot twist but eventually led to nothing and ended abruptly. 
Overall good thriller, would recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Stalking, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Murder, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Infertility, and Toxic relationship

bookishcookiemonster's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The book really has you going, thinking you figured it out but NOPE, gives you twist and then another.
Loved that way its written, from multiple different views.
You never know who to trust.
Great read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Murder, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment

cwerber's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

<spoiler > 

*sigh*

Was I supposed to like anyone in this book? 

Except for Bob. I love Bob. 

But other than that, everyone was terrible.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Car accident, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Infertility, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

proudtobeabookaholic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Amelia's and Adam's marriage is rocky and in an attempt to save it they go on a weekend to an isolated place in the Scottish highlands. But once they arrive at their destination doubts creep in and soon they start to question each other. How well do they really know their partner?

This was a really good thriller with a twist I didn't see coming! Adam works as a screenwriter and often get absorbed in his job. This plays a big part in the plot, as well as Adam's face blindness. More than that I don't want to reveal. 😉

Amelia and Adam exchange chapters, which allow us to get both point of views on the story. Eventually there's a third voice added, Robin. It makes you wonder what part she plays in all of this, and how she's related to the couple. A very nice setup!

There's a reason I don't give the book five stars, but to reveal that would be a huge spoiler, so I won't. Still recommend this book highly for those who enjoy psychological thrillers that evoke feelings of discomfort! This was my first Alice Feeney read, but probably not the last!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infertility

emmaasbokhylla's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Abortion, Alcohol, Violence, Stalking, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, Murder, Death of parent, Grief, Miscarriage, Infidelity, and Car accident

bitchesgottaread's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Infertility, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Car accident, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Violence

livvmarks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Murder, Sexual content, Stalking, Animal death, Grief, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Bullying, Violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

abbyycadabbyy's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

2.0

     This was a huge disappointment. I really thought I would like this one.  I had heard so many good things about this book going into it, and maybe that is my downfall. 

     I thought the letters were interesting, watching their lives fall apart you could say. I didn't really care about the present time in the chapel. I didn't think the story was scary or thrilling in anyway. The plot twist was interesting, but that just it. I didn't want a book that was just interesting. I wanted a thriller that made me sit on the edge of my seat. I wanted a book that I couldn't put down. This book wasn't that.

     I didn't guess the plot twist at the end, but I didn't really care. I wasn't invested in the story. I just felt like this book was such a flop.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Stalking, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content