Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane

24 reviews

marireadsabook's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

3.5

I think that had I known what this book was really about I would’ve been more prepared going into it. I thought we were getting a friends to lovers romance, with a friend group twist, but it was a book about grief and perceptions of the people we think we know. I wish we had longer with the departed before we were meant to experience grief because I didn’t feel connected at all to the sadness of the whole thing, and it felt more like a plot device to set the story in motion than a deep dive into how we handle loss as people. However, I enjoyed the read and I’d definitely read from this author again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Dementia, Death, and Infidelity

Moderate: Physical abuse and Car accident

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

nora_bom's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Death, Car accident, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent and Domestic abuse

Minor: Drug use, Alcoholism, Cancer, and Panic attacks/disorders

beccaruthe's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Drug use, Death, Dementia, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Grief, and Car accident

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, and Panic attacks/disorders

novellybritt's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Dementia, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

all of the freaking trigger warnings with this one. don't go into this thinking it is a romcom -- ITS FREAKING SAD.

jenn_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I'm not sure what I was expecting, but although this was much heavier than I thought it was going to be it was very good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Grief, Death, and Car accident

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infidelity

Pedestrian struck by car

paytonreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

this book had so much going on that was tied together so eloquently. the discussion of grief and set up for the romance in the book was important and well done. i loved that the book wasn’t about the romance but that it was just part of the twist of the book,  and more importantly, the growth and development of the main character’s story. how we deal with loss and our natural reaction after losing a loved one is something that is hard to put in words, but mhairi mcfarlane did a wonderful job

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Dementia, Child abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

krisrow's review against another edition

emotional funny

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Dementia, Grief, Infidelity, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Child abuse

ceejay's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Car accident

Moderate: Toxic friendship

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

nina_readsbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Death and Child abuse

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

oddsoul's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

Death/Grief:

Eve loses her best friend due to a car accident. The accident is not on page or witnessed by Eve, but Eve has to go and identify the body and help arrange the funeral, and the grief is acutely on page.

Abuse:

The MMC experienced physical abuse as a child and tells the FMC (Eve) about it, but it isn’t on page.

Panic attacks:

The MMC experiences a panic attack on page, but it is not in his POV, so it is not a graphic depiction.

Infidelity:

10 years ago, one of the main characters cheated on his girlfriend while she was out of town.