Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Drowning by T.J. Newman

9 reviews

thatswhatshanread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

One of the most heart-pounding and adrenaline induced book comas I’ve ever had!! I was fully taken under (pun intended) by this modern day survival story. The times of the day when I wasn’t reading it, I was thinking about it. And the times I was reading it, I was thinking OH MY GOD HOW IS THIS GONNA END?!! HOW DO THEY SURVIVE A PLANE CRASH, AND THEN A PLANE SINKING??!!

I’d been wanting to read this for a long time now, but waited until after I’d taken several flights and had no more in the near future because, well, duh. This book is like your worst fears come to life, and the way Newman wrote it, it’s so scarily accurate. Not to mention, one of the main characters in this nightmare situation was named Shannon, so that only furthered how immersive the novel was to begin with. 

Alas, it was an incredible book. You’ll want to read it all in sitting, if possible. I’ve always found the stories behind disaster scenarios fascinating and this one was well-researched and supported to really make you understand what it would be like in real life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Confinement, Death, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, and Cursing

Moderate: Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, and Bullying

Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, and Terminal illness

kristensreading's review

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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

melissaslibraryy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was just wow. I’m blown away by the storyline and the characters bc they were written so well, it genuinely immerses you into the book to the point where you are just as anxious as the characters about what the next move of survival will be.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Medical trauma, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

readingwithmeredith's review against another edition

dark sad 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Death, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Child death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicidal thoughts

christinesreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Child death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer

stephsbookedout's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? No

5.0

Gripping from beginning to end. This action packed thriller had me on the end of my seat and gasping for air. Despite the constant state of panic this book had me in, j didn't want it to end. I can't wait to read more of T. J. Newman's work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Death, Medical trauma, and Panic attacks/disorders

kelsokake's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Absolutely riveting. It had me hooked from the first sentence and i devoured it in one sitting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Cancer

sophieamreacher's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Phenomenal book. This had me enthralled from the first to last page. The characters, the writing, the plot, all amazing. I loved it so much and it made me feel so anxious and made me cry. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Gore, Confinement, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Body horror, Death, Child death, Blood, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

atamano's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Child death

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Cursing

Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, Cancer, Infidelity, and Violence