Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Dear Child by Romy Hausmann

16 reviews

aleilvandrea's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Body horror, Car accident, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Sexual violence, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Infidelity, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Ableism, Excrement, and Rape

Minor: Cursing

bcashatt's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

The book sounded so good but it took all 350 for nothing to happen. I kept waiting for the crescendo but…nothing. Anti-climactic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Confinement, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Car accident, and Child death

Minor: Infidelity, Murder, Rape, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

tayyy_mayyy's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Murder, Child death, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Gore, Violence, Mental illness, Vomit, Infidelity, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Confinement, Death, Suicide, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Rape

murderofcrows's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

It was a bit confusing at first as it's German and I'm not 100% sure of German terminology. I kept thinking "Herr" and "Frau" were names and thought the characters were different people, but after I found out they were german terms of respect (my best example would be Mr. and Mrs.) it made a lot more sense. The story is really captivating and has a lot of twists, the characters are incredibly complex and the way trauma was portrayed especially in Jasmine was extremely accurate. It's a very creatively written dark, twisted tale that I've already recommended to a couple friends and family members. I do feel like the ending wasn't as satisfying as it could have possibly been, but it certainly wasn't bad. I saw a lot of reviews about translation issues, but personally I didn't have any. Even with translation issues I'd highly recommend this book, it's a really good read you won't regret.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Torture

Moderate: Misogyny, Abandonment, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Excrement, Medical content, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

espressoreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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: Domestic abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Child death, Bullying, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Medical content, Mental illness, Excrement, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Violence

olivialoverderheinheimer's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

3.5

I was really expecting something more thrilling and chilling, the first few chapters were and the last few chapters were but the middle of the book felt more like an example of three people dealing with their own emotional distress. 

I think the book would have been more thrilling if we knew from the beginning the captor was still alive, up until the last 50 pages we thought he and the threat were dead. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Murder, Child death, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, and Medical trauma

samantha7815's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Child death, Sexual assault, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Death, and Car accident

horizonous's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Misogyny

Moderate: Car accident, Pregnancy, Child death, Infidelity, Suicide, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent and Vomit

◦ Mental illness = PTSD

stelladafloresta's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

dannythestreet's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual violence, and Torture

Moderate: Car accident, Grief, Abandonment, Blood, Self harm, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Chronic illness, Addiction, Alcohol, and Animal cruelty