Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

26 reviews

nerdysread's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

I did not excepted that. But I really like this book. Normally I don’t like age gap, but here, it’s okay I guess. What else, oh yes. What I really loved about this story is how the author talks about grief and being alive after surviving a loved one. 

It’s a beautiful story, once again Akwaeke Emezi wrote a good book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Car accident and Death

Minor: Homophobia and Death of parent

philomathean's review

challenging emotional hopeful 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

The writing here is so lush - the level of description usually reserved for a love interest is deftly applied to most things: food, architecture, scenery, moments and memories. I simply could not put this book down and repeatedly had those ‘just one more chapter’ moments.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Biphobia, Death of parent, and Homophobia

samixox's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

A story about grief and how life is not always clean. The different ways that grief bubbles up inside people, a beautiful story with beautiful writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Biphobia, Alcohol, Vomit, Homophobia, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Domestic abuse

eve81's review

medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Biphobia, Death, Car accident, Infidelity, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Child death

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Sexual content, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcohol, Homophobia, and Biphobia

agnesbebon's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Messy, beautiful, alive. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, Death of parent, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

albernikolauras's review

challenging emotional lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

What happens when you go on a trip with a boyfriend you are semi-serious about only to potentially fall in love with someone else? Feyi knows. This is a book that plays with grief and messy life directions.

This book was a rollercoaster from page 1 to the end. While sold as a romance, it doesn't quite hit the same beats as a typical romance. I enjoyed the messiness of the entire thing, although I don't know if even Feyi would defend her actions. I also don't know if I could have done this better.

Feyi's best friend was the star character throughout this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Grief, Sexual content, Blood, Car accident, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Homophobia

republicofben's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

This book was such a well-written, profound exploration of grief that really resonated with me. The book opens on lighter, more salacious notes, only giving you bits and pieces of the protagonist's hidden feelings. But the author does such an expert job showing you more and more of Feyi as the book continues, and it was so easy to get caught up in her feelings. I absolutely recommend this book, though I'd recommend you take care to ensure you're feeling up to the jumps and bumps your heart will go through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Violence, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, and Physical abuse

Minor: Gore, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, and Cursing

marena02's review

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Grief

clairew97's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Child death, Alcohol, Car accident, Cursing, Grief, Infidelity, and Mental illness