Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

23 reviews

faithtutton's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Adult/minor relationship, and Kidnapping

hugsy85's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Confinement, Kidnapping, Rape, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Blood, and Mental illness

nikki_jcf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Rape, Violence, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Gaslighting

Minor: Suicide, Racism, and Death of parent

karenperry93's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexism, Grief, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Pandemic/Epidemic, Kidnapping, Incest, Homophobia, Car accident, Bullying, Pedophilia, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Rape, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Racism, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Adult/minor relationship

theunfinishedbookshelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Pregnancy, Car accident, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Misogyny

ta_ma_ra_gj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Slavery, and Sexism

Minor: Lesbophobia

nicolestegall's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Although this was a tough read, I could not put it down. And could not stop thinking about the characters. This will stay with me a very long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Lesbophobia, and Medical trauma

julsilv's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This book was trauma porn basically. Every time I was like wow that sounds like the most traumatic horrible thing ever, it just kept getting more intense/worse. So, huge trigger warning for abduction, sexual abuse, rape, and violence. 

The hook of the book, where sally burns her father in the beginning, literally almost has nothing to do with the rest of it. It’s so crazy. The book takes a while to pick up in the beginning but after Part II begins it gets a lot more complex and interesting. 

There were some things about this book that are predictable and some that aren’t at all, but it was a fast enough read with enough happening to be really engrossing. 

Great book club book, honestly a lot of questions popped up for discussion about ethics, morals and the line between good and bad, along with themes of what it means to be related to someone and how similar or different you might be from your blood relatives. 

Overall, if you want something dark but a quick read that has some twists, then this could be a great book for you. 

Was content with the ending (that’s all I’ll say without giving it away). 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

knit_the_resistance's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Everything about the book is gripping, upsetting, and unsettling... Until the last 4 paragraphs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Death, Blood, Vomit, Rape, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual content, Gore, Grief, Slavery, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Racism, Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, and Sexual violence

saoirsha_leabharlann's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

A great book focused around someone who is "socially deficient" and finds out a big secre  from her past after her adoptive father dies. I really enjoyed it and it makes you think a lot about mental health and the difference community can make yet also how isolating it can be if you don't fit a certain image.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, and Torture

Moderate: Racism, Homophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicide and Violence