Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

112 reviews

hgoulding's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Alcohol

h0lyfool's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

the beginning of the book was interesting but slower than i would have liked. 

it started getting more interesting as the story progressed and kept me wanting to know more.
the ending was surprising and looking back, there were definitely clues scattered throughout the book which is very smart.
dr. anna fox is an intriguing character and while it is sometimes hard to understand her, you ultimately find yourself sympathizing with and rooting for her. 
the unreliable first person narrator is a very clever device to keep the reader guessing what‘s real and what‘s not. 
in the end, an enjoyable book that could have been better in some ways. still recommend it.

And if I don‘t want to die, I‘ve got to start living.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Stalking, and Car accident

wrestleacademic's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

jwatkins215'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Car accident

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

louberry360's review against another edition

did not like the pedophilia and violence

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Violence

lhodgson26's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

This book gave me serious girl on the Train vibes with the women seeing a brutal murder from the window and no one believing it happened. I did guess from early on that Olivia and Ed had died and that Anna was in denial with their deaths so continued to speak to them. But mystery of what happened leading to the agrophobia along with the mystery of the women in the window had be transfixed. As even Anna was doubting herself and the amount of alcohol and drugs consumed did not help. The plot twist at the end was great with Ethan being a psychopath and stalking her after killing his birth mum and pretending to be the grandma with Agrophobia. A really good thriller and ill definetly watch the film. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, and Stalking

skrafty's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Child death

ireneb2006's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Great book. Really suspenseful, and a lot of great plot twists. Starts off kind of slow, then speeds up at an exponential rate. Finished this book in a couple days; one i did not want to put down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child death

michelleklejmont's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.25

Super fast paced book, read it in less than a day, almost one sitting! Unreliable narrator and lots of suspense, twists and turns.

I am not however a fan of the kid being the bad guy at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, and Alcohol

nikkinik'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? It's complicated

5.0

I loved this from the start. The writing style and the short chapters was pure bliss i was afraid that it was going to drag on but somehow Finn just did an amazing job with the timing. I can definitely see why they made this into a movie. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Panic attacks/disorders