Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

14 reviews

mimpart's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Vomit, and Mental illness

Minor: Animal cruelty

morphoblue's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Enjoyable re-read from my youth. Nothing mind blowing but I liked the mystery and actually like the psychological/supernatural thriller aspects. The romance was pretty bland and the main male lead the worst 2010s cliché (which made him extremely unattractive to me) but I enjoyed it for what it was.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Death

There is a scene in which the character harms herself and its not made clear whether she did it on purpose or not. The main character also suffers from constant PTSD and panic attacks. A lot of talk around death, grief, and mental illness

adriellereads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Ableism, Sexual assault, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Stalking, Gore, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Self harm

izypup's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Blood, Grief, Animal cruelty, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, Bullying, Confinement, Medical content, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Kidnapping, Classism, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Death of parent, Animal death, and Physical abuse

laurenevlyn's review

dark emotional 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

Best book I’ve read so far this year! The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer is incredible. I felt like I was in Mara’s shoes, unable to tell what was real and what was in her head. And Noah is my new Book Boyfriend so quadruple points for setting my expectations even higher with this one! I can’t wait to read the rest of the trilogy :D

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Child death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Bullying, Kidnapping, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Toxic friendship

status_meh's review

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

I only picked up this boon for two reasons, 1.) the cover looked cool, and 2.) my husband’s (and now my) last name is Dyer.

I went in not knowing anything about the book, and I really enjoyed it. I think it was a fun book to read and I like that Mara is a sort of unreliable narrator. I liked it and will definitely read the rest of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Drug use, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

violetvulptex's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Kidnapping, Bullying, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Medical content

s3lin's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Animal cruelty

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

Minor: Bullying

bananapie123's review

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

oliverreeds's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

i enjoyed this book. it wasn’t what i expected. the plot was a loose hanging thread and the characters have severe cases of latent misogyny but it was a fun read. i think it barely passes the Bechdel test tho. also the main love interest is possessive and weird in a way that only Harry Styles wattpad fan fiction readers can enjoy but hey, it was written in 2011. also the whole portrayal of mental health was kinda sucky. but the symptoms for the most part were kind of accurate!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Mental illness, Murder, Animal cruelty, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence