Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Jedna sroka smutek wróży by Katrina Leno

5 reviews

michaela999's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

 Twisted, weird, creepy, disturbing, dark, mean... All these words and I still can't grasp the perfect description. It just pulled me in and didn't let go until I finished it. It was a perfect read for October. And the cover? So in love. 

You felt so deeply, and for so long, that your very sadness grew limbs and walked away from you. You have moved mountains, Magpie Lewis, and you are only just getting started.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

tis_bee_me's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed the world and the unreliable narrator, but I think this book threw too many traumatic experiences at us to make it truly enjoyable. The description of the sexual assault that took place was too much for me, if I’m being honest. I understand including traumatic experiences to show a fantasy style horror as well as realistic horror, but the trigger warnings list is too long and isn’t resolved too well. I understand if that’s the point because it’s a horror book and meant to leave you with an ambiguous ending and a funny feeling, but it just doesn’t sit right with me in a way, especially since the main character is so young. Would recommend the author, because I truly loved her next book “Horrid,” but I’d recommend this book with a heavy list of trigger warnings first.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Murder, Medical trauma, and Bullying

Moderate: Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood

Minor: Transphobia and Child abuse

zoe_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

4.5

Sooo... This was great and completely up my alley. Give me a dark and kinda fucked up story about an angry girl and some magic and I‘m pretty much bound to love it, apparently. Also, I was pretty worried about the ending but it was super satisfying in a way I hadn‘t expected. It was at once more and less „happy“ than I had anticipated. 
Consider me thoroughly impressed.
Oh, but I should mention that people who need likeable protagonists might want to acoid this one. There is one genuinely cute character in here and his presence is more like the moon in a cloudy night.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Minor: Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

fionac326's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Transphobia

thebookgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Death, Child abuse, Bullying, Body shaming, Blood, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence