Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Dear Bartleby by Sarah Wallace

1 review

yourbookishbff's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

This is the coziest kind of cozy fantasy romance, perfect for readers who just want to escape into a bear hug of a book with loveable characters. This is set in the queer-normative, alt-Regency world Wallace has built throughout the Meddle-and-Mend series, and though this was my entry point, I still felt able to quickly learn this world and its characters. It's epistolary, told entirely through diary entries, and evidences the significant growth and reflection of a youngest sibling struggling to find a place and a purpose in adulthood. The romance is secondary to this character development, and it's a beautifully affirming love story between our cisgender male narrator and a transgender man he meets through the course of his new job assisting a master spellcaster. 

I want to read the remainder of this series and look forward to having a cozy fantasy world to return to in between my generally higher-angst romance reads!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Vomit

Minor: Sexual assault

Sexual assault - and a correlated panic attack/traumatic episode - appear as part of a side character's backstory. Assault is described non-graphically and occurs off-page, though the traumatic episode does occur on page.