Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

71 reviews

bthebookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

I did not enjoy this book. It’s the book you take with you on a weekend to the beach, not bad but not good either.

Yes, there is a central conflict almost interesting enough to keep you just interested enough to soldier on but it leaves you with something to be desired.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Self harm, Xenophobia, and Animal death

vedpears's review

emotional mysterious sad 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

4.25

I dont want to give away too much but this was a great quick read! If you like Gossip Girl, this is right in line but with much less of a time commitment. Characters with full personalities, familial politics, class issues, and twisty twists! This would make a great poolside read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Classism, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

rosyc's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This was amazing! I'm very late to the game and I wasn't so sure how I would like it since I find myself drifting away from YA, but the prose was beautiful and though there isn't a big plot, the story grabs you and it's hard to put the book down. Did not expect this to be so chilling. The repetition, though intentional, did get a little tiring toward the end but that didn't take away from my overall enjoyment of this book.

It also helps that I enjoy ghost stories like The Sixth Sense, which E. Lockhart mentions as an inspiration for this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Sexism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Self harm, Child death, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Body horror, Cursing, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Racism, Blood, and Dementia

niyawright_'s review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Death, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood

wonderlandiful's review

dark emotional tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Death, Mental illness, Medical content, Murder, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Addiction and Blood

fabycamurugy's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Classism, Death, Dementia, Drug use, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, and Dysphoria

mattiedancer's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

4.75

Writing: 5⭐️/5 

Hmm. How to discuss this without spoiling it or ruining the fun of reading it? I think, very plainly, I’ll say it’s some of the most technically controlled and interesting writing I’ve read in a YA novel. 

Characters: 4.75⭐️/5

Again, I’m going minimal with this review. Don’t expect anything, but do understand that the characters will jump off the page.

Plot: 4.5⭐️/5 

No way to talk about this one. Take the mark as it is, but go in expecting nothing. 

Post-Reading Rating:  5⭐️/5

Stunning.

Who Should Read This? 

• Fiction fans
• Fans of gossip girl vibes, but looking for more serious themes
• Someone looking for a well-balanced book with virtuosic writing control, well-developed characters, and an interesting plot

Final Rating: 4.75⭐️/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Chronic illness, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

chaos_and_chapters's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Child death, Dementia, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Racism

ell_porritt's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

2.25

book was meh. the story was just like… honestly i don’t even know how to review this cause i can’t remember how i felt reading the start of it or anything that’s how mid it was. the end was just so confusing like why?! the ending was just like so random idk just wasn’t the best. if the book was maybe longer and the author explored the story more and made the “twist” much more exciting?! it would have been much better but it was a good quick read so there’s that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism

Minor: Dementia

ellelockley's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

2.0

It follows the character of Cadence Sinclair Eastman and how her family has affected her as a person. It's very hard to explain in simple terms what this book is about without spoiling anything because it's kind of all over the place. The characters aren't loveable and I don't really connect with any of them, to me Cady was just a girl who didn't understand her privilege and whilst I get that just because you have money doesn't mean you have a good life, I still don't think that's an excuse for the way she acts in this book. I thought Gat was quite an interesting character but there wasn't much too him and I think that could have been explored a bit more. I sort of guessed the ending in the middle of the book which kind of made it a bit boring to read towards the end. I did quite like the style that the book was written in, as it was fast-paced for me but I could still understand what was happening. There is character development to an extent, as the reasons why characters are the way they are, are sort of explained towards the end. I don't think I'd recommend this book to anyone but if you've got it on your TBR list then I think you should give it a go.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical trauma, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Dementia, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death of parent, Classism, and Racism

It talks about physical pain as a metaphor for mental pain which can be quite graffic and triggering