Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Ward D by Freida McFadden

47 reviews

livlovread's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Mental illness, and Confinement

just_klaudia's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, Death, Murder, Blood, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Drug use, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

michelleub's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

Was this a Great Book? Nah. It was okey. Like nothing extraordinary. It was kind of hard to get into but it is fast paced so it was a nice easy read. Easy Peasy to go through

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Murder

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

_meganrose's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

3.5 stars. Was slow for the first 70%, especially considering pretty much the entire main storyline takes place in a span of a single night shift. However, the multiple plot twists at the end really got me! Overall, it’s a pretty good thriller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Blood, Mental illness, and Violence

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

amberjackonski's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Mental illness

Moderate: Gaslighting

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

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