Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Ward D by Freida McFadden

15 reviews

lifeofchrstnlvly's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Drug use and Dementia

bookedandbusy's review

dark 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

5.0

I really enjoyed this one! It had me hooked from the start as always and I could not stop reading! Her plot twists are always incredible and I did partially guess it this time! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Ableism, Mental illness, Addiction, Blood, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, and Body shaming

sharlapeggy's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow. What a book. Brilliant. I’m still reeling. Twists and turns galore. One of the best Freida McFadden books I’ve read so far!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Dementia, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Medical content

sariereads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, and Murder

yasaman's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Hate crime, Drug use, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Addiction, Blood, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Physical abuse, Medical content, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death, Terminal illness, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Violence, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

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

sarah_amy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This is my third Frieda McFadden book after The Housemaid books. It is comparatively not as shocking and twisted, but still very suspenseful and mysterious. Couldn't wait to find where it was going and what was true!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Death, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, and Torture

neverlandpages4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Body horror, Confinement, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Body shaming, and Eating disorder

Minor: Blood, Gore, and Fire/Fire injury

aparker89'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Need a fast paced book that I a good distraction from everyday life? This is certainly a good one for that. This author is good at writing fast paced, easy to read books that capture your attention. It's certainly not perfect and some of the "twists" are pretty predictable for any seasoned mystery reader. I appreciate that this book (although similar to another by this same author in pattern and story) takes place over the course of a single night. It makes it that much more compelling to finish. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, and Abandonment