Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Ward D by Freida McFadden

5 reviews

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

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

destinied's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Violence, Death, Mental illness, Child abuse, Blood, Physical abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Torture

Minor: Eating disorder

nightmare_nini's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Body horror, Chronic illness, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Violence, Torture, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Medical trauma, and Drug abuse

aas's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Dementia, Murder, Torture, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Blood, Gore, Confinement, Toxic friendship, and Fire/Fire injury