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Ward D by Freida McFadden

31 reviews

doodlebeanz's review against another edition

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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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laurensbookshelf_reads's review against another edition

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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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aleen_elizabeth's review

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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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sarah_amy's review against another edition

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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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brittanybeereads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75


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sierrabowers's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I can’t tell if the audiobook reader is what makes me feel like some of the book is cringy, but I also think the narrator is just stupid. I know that the plot of this book makes her second guess herself, and I even thought it was an unreliable narrator trope because of what had been done to her. But in the end, it was completely different than what I thought. Overall I still enjoyed the book, but I would have rather read the paper copy so the audiobook voice didn’t ruin it. Freida McFadden always uses her so in the future I think I’ll just read her books in paper or ebook form 

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bookishchaos's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Very entertaining and the plot twist really caught me off guard! 

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neverlandpages4's review against another edition

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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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miilk's review against another edition

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dark emotional 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? It's complicated

2.75


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aparker89's review against another edition

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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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