Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

20 reviews

lesbegays's review against another edition

dark funny 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

4.75

for the first few chapters i almost forgot this was a horror novel because i was so invested in these housewives’ drama. but then things got dark FAST. i don’t think i’ve ever been angrier at a fictional character than i was at the husbands in this book. if i could have skinned them all alive i would have. i HIGHLY recommend the audiobook. 
side note: it is so nice reading a book set in south carolina????? like, i know the towns they’re talking about! they shop at bi-lo!!! the bit about the whole town being busy watching the clemson v. carolina game!!!!! is this what people who live in states that are more frequently featured in fiction feel like all the time??? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gaslighting, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Violence, Misogyny, Gore, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexism, Dementia, Torture, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Child death, Racism, Animal death, Classism, Forced institutionalization, and Pedophilia

Minor: Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Drug use

snowforest's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, and Xenophobia

mrsdarcylynn'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, and Domestic abuse

ravensarefree's review against another edition

Severely triggering suicide attempt

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Addiction, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

riella_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

 Wow, that was a ride. I'm not totally sure what to rate it, because I was expecting a little more mystery behind it, and I felt like there wasn't really any. This had a lot of ick factors, and a couple characters I wanted to reach through the pages and slap. Overall this was really good. It was my second book by this author (first was BFF Exorcism) and I will continue to read more of his work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Vomit

lorinew1's review against another edition

dark lighthearted tense medium-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Cannibalism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

lilasky's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Self harm and Torture

Minor: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

ricareviews's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

I finally finished it! It took me a whole month, but I somehow did it. I wanted this book to be campy, exciting, and entertaining. It was everything but that. I got a mixture of everything I despise in a book: one-dimensional characters, weird pacing, boring plot, and prose that is too descriptive. A lot of scenes just made my heart boil. There was no reason to include them because they served no purpose to the story - at least that's how I see it. The book's aim to be disgusting and vomit-inducing was accomplished, but at what cost? I could have lived without having read this and I wouldn't have regretted it one bit. Perhaps the greatest sin this book committed was that of being forgettable and ultimately really dull.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Animal death, Car accident, Dementia, Excrement, Medical content, and Vomit

kachina's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Violence

sachikoriddle's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Fatphobia and Panic attacks/disorders