Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust

7 reviews

strange_little_ranger'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Kidnapping, and Panic attacks/disorders

linesiunderline's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.0

I really liked the world building here, with the infusing of so many elements of Persian storytelling and lore. The universe of the story was rich and evocative. At times I found the pace felt a bit stuck, like we were swirling around in the same conflicts without much progression. Still, you don’t need to be a deep fantasy lover to enjoy this read. If you’re a fan of feminist fairytales, then this is one to try.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders

sankta_aleena's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Death, Bullying, and Confinement

achingallover's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Violence

herk's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death

Minor: Animal death and Torture

iviarelle's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Do you want soft tender sapphic vibes? Embracing the monster within to accomplish your goals? A story that doesn't linger over failure to communicate as a plot device? This story may be for you!

I got pulled back, forth, and in every other direction by this story, in a good way. The main character's decisions could be seen as quite flip-flop-y, if you really don't like that kind of behaviour, but I saw it as learning the game of manipulation as she went, myself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Animal cruelty, Blood, and Gore

story_goblin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I wasn't sure about this book at first, but I ended up really enjoying it! I didn't guess the whole plot and the characters were all believable. The overall messages of how to handle mistakes and accepting ourselves were really well-handled and didn't feel trite or simplified. It was nice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

All issues are handled realistically and are not glorified.