Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Never Lie by Freida McFadden

11 reviews

vj_thompson's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

4.5/4.75. I see why everyone likes this book out of all the books Freda McFadden has written. The ending was flippin nuts. There was a lull in the middle once the pieces fell into place, I was sucked into the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy and Vomit

ashleyj_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Murder, Grief, and Death

Minor: Stalking, Death of parent, and Car accident

kaetlingrigsby's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book is full of twists and turns, one’s that make you say, “HOW DID I NOT SEE THIS COMING” then another, “omg DUH!” and then a “holy shit!” That’s the only way I can describe this book without giving away spoilers. If you’re on the fence about reading it, just do it. If you love glimpses into psychology and how the brain works, you’ll find yourself highlighting sentences like you’re in PSYCH101. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Blood, Confinement, Death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Murder, Vomit, Abandonment, Grief, Violence, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Stalking, Torture, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

pastelmeganes's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

The book was giving lifetime suspense movie. Not in a bad way but nothing wow’d me in particular. It was an easy read, fast pace book. I will say i didn’t expect whodunit; however, there wasnt anything thought provoking about the novel. If you want to read a little murder mystery that has a lifetime movie vibe, i can see you really liking this.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, Kidnapping, Grief, Infidelity, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism

johnpfromkc's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Couldn't put it down.  Highly recommended.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Mental illness, Infidelity, Stalking, Gaslighting, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

jadencove's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Body horror, Car accident, Medical content, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Violence, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Misogyny, and Emotional abuse

disguisedposer's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Vomit, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, Grief, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

markedwithanm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Stalking, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

Moderate: Pregnancy and Car accident

lenkaengels's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Terminal illness, Murder, Death, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent

Minor: Grief and Vomit

graysonbax's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Confinement, Grief, Death, Mental illness, and Blood