Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

The Bird Eater by Ania Ahlborn

6 reviews

kelsieerenee's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty

Moderate: Addiction, Grief, Rape, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Blood, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Suicide, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Child death, Pregnancy, Violence, Car accident, Self harm, Death of parent, and Gun violence

stardustvein's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Animal death, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, Animal cruelty, and Blood

Moderate: Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Stalking, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy, Cursing, and Infidelity

killmoore_'s review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A beautiful look at mental illness and grief, Ania Ahlborn knocks it out of the park again. 

Although the ending felt rushed and, if I'm being honest, a bit predictable, The Bird Eater is a well written story of a haunting not only of a house, but a mind. 

-spoiler, kind of?-
Cheri is awful, and the way she pushed herself on Aaron (despite having not seen him in over 20 years) really irritated me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Animal death, Death of parent, Gore, Violence, Car accident, Child death, Grief, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

creepycrawlybookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Child death, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Suicide, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Infidelity, and Drug abuse

cxxitlyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

This book was well written in the sense that the plot develops nicely, with a couple twists that I did find slightly predictable. You get a good look inside Aaron’s mind, and it’s an interesting perspective towards the house. I do wish that things had moved a little faster, as some points seemed slow and dragged on, even though the entire time is very very short. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Animal cruelty, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Car accident, Animal death, Death, Alcohol, Self harm, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Alcoholism

Minor: Rape

uchihas's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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? No

2.5

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Murder, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Death, Alcoholism, Car accident, Blood, Violence, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Child death, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Cursing, and Domestic abuse