Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko

55 reviews

akvolcano's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I cannot describe how much I loved this book. Truly beautiful. A fantastic read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Moderate: Grief, Murder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Child death, Classism, and Death

thatenbyisisreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I loved the overall message of a black girl being portrayed as strong or independent when in reality, they're human just like anyone else that needs help. I had to grow up with that mentality in order to survive the trauma that comes with being a black girl. I couldn't depend on anyone other than myself because just like the ojiji in Tarisai's head screaming, 'you're alone', I had those same thoughts for years and even still to this day. She's truly an inspiration within my own healing journey. Now, I do appreciate that Kirah decided to keep her distance from furthering her relationship with Woo In, but again it was extremely unnecessary to have Zuri kiss Tarisai. There's no true confirmation on his age, but it was disturbing to hear that he had loved her mother just the same which sparked their budding relationship.. Overall, I thought this book ended the series on a positive, hopeful future of justice for the realm. I'm excited to read more from Jordan!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Alcohol

mandkips's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

Minor: Death of parent

bookaddictellagershon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Classism, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

ashlikes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Drug use, Classism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and War

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Trafficking, Vomit, Abandonment, Misogyny, Rape, Slavery, Torture, and Sexual content

thenovelmaura's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

This is the sequel to Raybearer, an incredible book, and I'm happy to report that the end of this duology is as satisfying as the beginning. This reminded me of the Six of Crows duology because a great sequel picks up right where the first book left off and keeps the same energy level throughout. Ifueko's pacing is so excellent and she knows how to keep a reader the edge of their seat. Just like in Raybearer, I had no idea where the story was going but I loved where it ended up!

In my review of the first book, I talked about how I could tell that Ifueko put a ton of thought into world of Aritsar and that she had a solid foundation to expand on for the sequel. My wish came true and we were exposed to so many more of the customs, traditions, and differences between the realms. I'm keeping things vague to avoid spoilers, but there are valid critiques that certain characters needed more page time and others were introduced too quickly for the reader to truly connect with them. However, I really enjoyed the overall plot and the themes of mental health (specifically activist burnout) that were conveyed throughout this part of Tarisai's journey. All in all, fantasy duologies really hit the spot for me as a reader right now, and I wholeheartedly recommend adding this one your list.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Violence and Blood

Minor: Death of parent

kassidyreads's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Minor: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail

hollyk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense 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? Yes

3.0

I can't help but feel a bit disappointed by this book. I wanted to love it--I loved Raybearer and thought it was so unique and loved all of the diversity.
But this book lacked some of the charm of the first book--namely, Dayo's council, who barely make an appearance before going back to their home realms. And in their place we have Tarisai creating a whole new council of people that to be frank, I had no real interest or investment in with the exception of Min Ja. 
It also seems like the empire still isn't really fair? Like sure,

Nyamba

underwent a revolution and became a more egalitarian state with no poverty, but Tarisai (and Dayo) didn't really keep that same energy when it came to Aritsar as a whole--sure,

the Ray can now be passed to anyone at any time, but that doesn't really change the fact that other realms have poverty and the capital has the majority of the resources, which aren't being redistributed like Nyamba did

. Nyamba also isn't a focal realm in the first book as far as I can remember, so it felt like this choice was less impactful than it could have been. 
The Redemptor arc was only the fifth section, and the previous book seemed to imply that it would be a major part of this book--but at the end of the day, it was barely a factor and could have been a much larger portion with more significance, especially in regards to

the Redemptor children and the abiku's army. That plot line felt too easily wrapped up when it was a major point of contention in the first book.

I still enjoyed this book, the writing is beautiful and the characters are great, but there were just some elements that left me wanting more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, and Death

Moderate: Sexism, Child abuse, Blood, Violence, Alcohol, Classism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Bullying, Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, War, and Alcoholism

a_libra_library's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Classism, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Grief

taroroot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

this was such a delightful end to the duology! i loved the world building and the character development we got. i felt really proud of Tarisai and her growth.

i do wish her journey through the Underworld had been expanded upon more given how it was built up as a devastating dangerous journey that thousands of children had died doing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Sexual content