Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Ward D by Freida McFadden

31 reviews

savijax's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Violence, and Medical content

Moderate: Murder, Gaslighting, Addiction, and Death of parent

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

zalikawashere's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Ableism

Moderate: Murder, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical content

Minor: Drug use, Drug abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Book was probably better than a three star review, but the characters were endlessly annoying. The only character I liked was Spider-Man. Also wished it would’ve ended quiet the epilogue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Confinement, and Death of parent

jomjom's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Murder, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Blood, Mental illness, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Medical trauma, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gore

Minor: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Classism, and Alcohol

caitlyn_rehs's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, and Violence

sbender_1031'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? Yes

2.0

The writing of this book felt very juvenile. The main character gives off strong “not like other girls” vibes  comparing herself to another character and how that character is always wearing makeup and she never can be bothered because she is just too smart and busy being not like other girls who love to read. 

The action that the whole book builds up to is so lack luster if you blink you’re gonna miss it. 

There was obviously very little research done about how psych wards operate , and very little done on mental illness. The little research that was done on mental illness was just regurgitated back at you as if you were reading the definition or symptoms from a dictionary.

I’m highly disappointed as I’ve read other books by this author and have enjoyed them. This seems more like a high school creative writing project instead of her newest book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Ableism, Gaslighting, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent

ksuazo94's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Gaslighting, and Murder

Moderate: Stalking, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

corporealmystic's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Dementia, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Drug use, and Mental illness

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