Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

The Ghost Woods by C.J. Cooke

4 reviews

lyndsayscan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror and Pregnancy

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Dementia, Animal death, and Rape

rhi_'s review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Death, Sexual assault, Body horror, Child death, Rape, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Lesbophobia, and Medical trauma

Minor: Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Car accident, and Emotional abuse

markedwithanm's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Death, Pregnancy, and Dementia

_teoeo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

The rating for this book is indeed a bit tricky to me. 
I enjoyed the storyline and after reading the author's note I understood the plots intentions even more. I liked that it had lesbian representation and a lot of sapphic characters. And the ghothic atmosphere, yes!! 
However, what destroyed the reading experience a little for me was the writing. I was really surprised because I've read The Lighthouse Witches and in that book the writing was really good. But in this one it seemed rather loveless, tbh. It's not that I dislike reading first-person-perspective in general but I think a third-person-perspective would suit this book and plot a lot more. 

But all in all it was an enjoyable read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Child death, Pregnancy, Rape, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, and Animal death