Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

131 reviews

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted fast-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: Bullying, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Hate crime, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

Minor: Alcohol

One of the main topics discussed in the book is sickle-cell disease, an inherited group of terminal blood disorders. The MC's brother inherited it from their mother, who died due to complications of sickle cell. There are several scenes towards the end of the novel where the brother is hospitalised due to acute chest syndrome.

lish_e's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

3.5

 “And I know then what I've always known: Campbell is never going to make a space for me to fit. I'm going to have to demand it.” 

This is a cute story with some nice characters, but it was a bit too perfect for my taste. Everything always turned out good for Liz so you could already guess how the story is going to end.
Nonetheless, Mack and Liz are an adorable couple. 
I also liked that the main character had a realistic development. She grew at her own pace and did not change her whole personality.
It was a nice and easy read with a wholesome story.
 

“I don't believe in fairy tales and love at first sight and all that, but for just a second, I think this girl and those eyes and the way her freckles dot the entire expanse of her face are cute enough to make a believer out of me.” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Outing

Moderate: Death of parent, Vomit, Medical content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Terminal illness

eurydice_books_09's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

EEE this was so good!! I couldn’t stop smiling while reading this. I honestly didn’t think I would love this as much as I did!

Amanda and Liz are so cute it makes me wanna cry into a pillow

such a worth reading book!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Death of parent, Homophobia, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Outing, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Racism

voidboi's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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

An excellent book to listen to, Alaska Jackson does an amazing job bringing the characters to life 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Death of parent and Homophobia

hazychapters's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

5.0

I really enjoyed this reading! The plot goes beyond a simple competition to become prom queen. I had a great deal of empathy for Liz, whose adventure is even harder because she is a queer girl of colour. It also made me aware of the difficulty for young Americans to continue higher education, especially because of the price to pay (we have much more financial help in France). It was the first time I read a contemporary, and I loved it! I loved the way it was read (audiobook), I really had the feeling Liz was sitting next to me to tell me her story. I think it's a perfect book for summer ☀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death of parent, Cancer, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Racism, and Panic attacks/disorders

Anxiety, forced outing, hospital, needles

martereadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Death of parent

amradio's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Technically my second read of this book but it was definitely an enjoyable read
Gabi and Liz's relationship was the best thing out of the book in how when you think about it it's quite complex
When I first got this book I got it cuz I heard everyone saying it was good but didn't realize it was a queer book so that surprised me in a good way
Overall look forward to reading more of the authors books

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Bullying, and Medical content

Minor: Vomit

musebeliever's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Outing

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship

toberomanced's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

It doesn’t take much for a book to make me cry, ESPECIALLY if it has strong sibling ties, but this one has be tearing up again and again and again. One of the best YA books I’ve ever read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Bullying

Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Vomit, Racism, Medical content, Death of parent, and Chronic illness

Minor: Car accident, Cursing, Grief, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

le3713's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-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

This book was a complete delight. The protagonist, Liz Lighty, faces real and heartbreaking challenges but the world turns out to be just a little bit kinder than we might often experience it to be. The concept of a prom-obsessed town was a clever setting for this coming-of-age, first love story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, and Homophobia

Moderate: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism

Minor: Vomit