Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Panic by Lauren Oliver

6 reviews

ansatejones's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Car accident, and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Self harm, Animal death, and Child abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

ecasseri's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-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

I enjoyed this book- it was an interesting concept and I was really excited to find out who would win the challenge. I also liked how the book shifted perspectives of the characters. However, I didn’t love the ending; it felt very anti-climactic and didn’t tie up plot lines like I wished it would. Overall it was a good, quick read that I mostly enjoyed and would recommend! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Minor: Suicide

lthumphrey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Ableism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, and Car accident

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Body shaming, Suicide attempt, and Panic attacks/disorders

cdoubet's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Animal death, Blood, Mental illness, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Car accident, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Suicide

taradean's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Medical trauma, and Violence

bardic_llama's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious relaxing tense slow-paced

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

2.5

I'm definitely one of those people who read a book after seeing it's film adaptation and this is one of the few where I'd say the film adaptation is better. Like Heather wasn't as likable since her reason for doing panic was 

a dude cheating on her and not her mom's neglect

which was it later becomes. Also the whole tension b/t Dodge & Ray is developed further in the show then it is in the book, in this version, I couldn't get behind him trying 

to sabotage and bomb Ray's car

. Not that I could in the show but it was at least more understandable, his (Dodge's) rage. Furthermore it does seem like they switched Heather & Nat's characters in the show, Nat 

being scared of everything.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Car accident, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury