Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

59 reviews

abicaro17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

So far this series is really good! I think this first book is a lot of world building and character introductions. The middle of the book seems like the beginning. I am very glad there are more books to expand on Juliette and Warner. I so far don't trust Adam and love Kenji and Juliette. I think the world building works very well it just means the into is super slow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

lollyac01's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Torture, War, and Injury/Injury detail

annikenr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Blood, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

justcallmeemily's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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 read this book in 5 1/2 hours, and I physically couldn't put it down. From start to finish, it was addicting. It has everything my soul has been wanting for the past 2 months. I haven't wanted to binge read a book like this since I was a child.

It has everything I ever wanted from a book; superpowers, dystopian world, realistic romance, and she doesn't immediately fall for the guy who

forces her to almost kill someone, several times, including a baby. And is unhealthily obsessed with her.

I obviously can't wait to find out why people are so in love with a particular character. But oh my god, it's such a breath of fresh air. I'm also so glad to see that not even characters I hate make me hate the book. Actually, those characters make the book even more fun to read because of how well written they are.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent and War

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I really enjoyed this book - almost gave it 5 stars. I enjoyed the fact that the book and pages were more chaotic at the beginning and eased off throughout the book to reflect her mental state. The depictions of her loneliness and desperation to be touched were heartbreaking. I cannot wait to read the rest of this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Sexual content, Excrement, and War

jcsmith95's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and War

rokinjaguar's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.5

This book is not particularly well-written. The characters are pretty generic YA dystopian, it’s unrealistic in many ways, and I don’t really get who Juliette is. That being said, the vibe of the book is right up my alley. The freeform and intrusive thoughts and weird metaphors and all that stuff is super fun and vibey to me, and I really love reading about crazy girls. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Classism

kefredriksen's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Stalking

chaos_and_chapters's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense slow-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Blood, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Police brutality, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Stalking, and Death of parent

ansuya's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gaslighting