Reviews tagging 'Death'

Ward D by Freida McFadden

55 reviews

rsagarin's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Blood, Mental illness, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, and Confinement

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Self harm, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Classism, Death, and Toxic friendship

notablecrow's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Mental illness and Death

rezpanda's review against another edition

mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Toxic friendship, and Mental illness

sydneyfriend's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Medical trauma, Grief, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Medical content

Minor: Drug use

doodlebeanz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I saw someone else make a comment about this book centering around how mentally ill people are dangerous and scary and that is definitely true in thsi book. The way Freida wrote this book, it really highlighted that stigma, but I think that was the purpose.

Considering the main character herself obviously suffers from delusions/hallucinations/mental health issues yet she lives in denial about them, she *would* view others with similar problems as scary. She doesn't want to be like them even though she is.

The book was good overall, but if that negative skew of mental health is upsetting to you, then don't read it. The last few chapters,

where Amy deals with Damon and Jade

, were so *yawn* to me. The dialogue was immature and not Fredia's best, I must say. But the very very last chapter made up for it! If the chapters with

the confrontation with the 3/4 characters

didn't happen, then I would've called this a solid 4-4.5!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Medical content

hushedreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Mental illness

Moderate: Death, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

laurensbookshelf_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Toxic friendship, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug use, Blood, and Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Death of parent, and Dementia

haileymundell's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness

Moderate: Medical content, Toxic friendship, Blood, and Death

Minor: Addiction

niamhrowanch's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Addiction, Confinement, Medical content, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Physical abuse, and Toxic friendship

aleen_elizabeth's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Blood, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic relationship