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Ward D by Freida McFadden

47 reviews

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

iamabriannaa's review against another edition

tense medium-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

2.0

I love Freida McFadden… but THIS book was a COMPLETE miss. I honestly could have skipped this one

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Content Warnings

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

valmai's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Medical content, Mental illness, Violence, Ableism, Medical trauma, and Blood

bookie22's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Murder, Violence, and Toxic friendship

tspice24'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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Confinement, Blood, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Mental illness

pageafter_paige's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is hands down one of Frieda’s best in my opinion. I was hooked instantly by the short chapter and the writing style! I was on the edge of my seat as I read this in one sitting. The entire book I was waiting for the next shoe to drop and I was trying so hard to figure out the twists but yet again Freida has me tricked! I loved how we got present day chapters and then flash backs from 8 years before to provide more context and deepen the characters. 

I really don’t want to say too much because I don’t want to give anything away but damn I wish this book was a movie! If you’re looking for a fast paced psychological thriller or are in a slump this is the book for you!!!! 

I know I’m hyping this up so much but really this felt like I just discovered Freida for the first time again. Maybe I NEEDED a thriller of maybe she’s just THAT GOOD but either way this is a top tier read for me!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Violence, Abandonment, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Classism, Confinement, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Medical content

sporadicallybookish's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

At this point I might as well be a Freida McFadden fan page. Ward D was another fast paced, gripping thriller with plenty of twists and turns. The only pitfall for me was that the ending seemed to over before it really started, and I was hoping for a little more of a fight. That being said I didn’t manage to figure out what was going on before I got there, so I am still very impressed. 

I’ve seen a few criticisms of the mental health representation in this book and I can see where they’re coming from. However, as this book is from Amy’s point of view, I can see it more as her trying to create a divide between the patients on the ward and herself - as

Amy is also having hallucinations

. So yeah, I saw it more as a cognitive dissonance thing than bad rep.

Overall, a good solid read that was quick to get into and kept me hooked right through!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Blood, Child abuse, Medical content, and Drug abuse