Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

The Elite by Kiera Cass

4 reviews

cath_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

It’s safe to say this series has me absolutely hooked! It’s basically The Bachelor but with actually intelligent people, and the political status of an entire country hang in the balance of the outcome. 

I thought I was Team Maxon before this book; now I’m definitely Team Maxon forever.

It’s heartbreaking to read about what a difficult spot he’s in:  trying to be compassionate and show mercy to people around him while dealing with a tyrannical and abusive father. Finding out that Maxon has been taking physical punishments and beatings from his father for years absolutely broke me. And it made me love Maxon so much more, because clearly those punishments had not broken him or turned him into a monster of a person.

 

America continues to be the upstanding, caring, thoughtful heroine I needed in my life. She is devoted to what is fair and good, even if it means giving up a little of her privilege for others. In every decision she’s making she’s weighing not only what would be good for herself, but good for the country and the citizens of Illéa. I know she’s got doubts, but I honestly think she would make a fantastic princess and an even more wonderful queen! As an aside: I absolutely adore the relationship she has with her maids. 💜 She truly values everyone regardless of caste. 

It was clear from the end of this book that Maxon and America have an extremely tough time ahead.

There’s still four girls left…

cannot wait to see how The Selection ends!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

Moderate: Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Genocide

ellionora's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Torture, Death, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Gaslighting

Minor: War, Medical content, Bullying, Child abuse, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

haleybre's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

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

3.75

America was a little too whiny in this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism and Physical abuse

Minor: Death, Violence, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Infidelity, and War

wet_towlette's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

🖕😾🖕 that’s how America makes me feel. Anyway, it was fun 🤩 but so repetitive. It’s like so much happened but also nothing happened.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol and Bullying