Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Inmate by Freida McFadden

9 reviews

alis143's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

kaylasbookgram's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Brooke was told not to get close to the inmates at her new job as nurse practitioner at a prison but what her new boss doesn’t know is one of the prisoners are there because of her. 

This book was so amazing! Just when I thought I knew who the bad guy was a huge twist would happen and it’s change! So crazy! I didn’t know what story to believe or what was the true story! And I loved every second of it! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Bullying, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Child death, Physical abuse, Death, Police brutality, Confinement, Torture, Violence, and Grief

aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Grief, Murder, Bullying, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Classism, Mental illness, Stalking, Car accident, Kidnapping, and Torture

victoriasutherland's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Stalking, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Gun violence, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Death, Death of parent, and Gore

Minor: Car accident, Confinement, Chronic illness, Abortion, and Alcohol

melist6's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Blood, Confinement, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Grief, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

    Brooke moves back to her hometown with her son after her parents die. She gets a job at the prison where her ex-boyfriend/son's father is incarcerated after she accuses him of a massacre the night of her son's conception. But did he do it? Or was it the boy next door she's now falling in love with?
    This was a good thriller. I was bouncing back and forth between who could have done it. It was one of the guys, but I wasn't 100% sure who it was.
     And the final twist with the son was interesting, though I'd figured out something was up with that little hint someone dropped.
   The characters however weren't very likable for the most part, which made it a bit harder to enjoy.

Narrator Rating: 3.25 stars
   The narrator was decent but pronounced some words oddly. Her voice was harder to tune out which was good. She just didn't make the book come alive as much as I would have liked.

Elemental Levels:  Fluff-NA   Heartfelt-4/5   Helpful-NA     Horror-1/5    Inspiration-NA  Love aka Romance-2/5   Mystery-4/5    Predictability-2/5   Spice-0.5/5    Suspense-3/5   Tear- 2/5  Thrill-4.5/5 Humor-0.5/5 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Medical content, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Gun violence, Bullying, and Alcohol

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Child death, Classism, Mental illness, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Gore, and Cursing

Minor: Ableism, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Car accident, Fatphobia, Abandonment, Body shaming, and Abortion

aas's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Emotional abuse, Death, Medical content, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Car accident, Stalking, and Violence

zalikawashere's review against another edition

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

5.0

THE BEST BOOK IVE READ ALL YEAR!!! Insane plot twists you wouldn’t see coming! Wow my new favorite thriller author!!! This is the type of book that makes me want to lower all my other book ratings by a star. This is the ultimate five star book!! I hope this book is made into a move one day! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Gaslighting, and Confinement

Minor: Mental illness, Bullying, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

bookishsab's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book definitely kept me engaged with the story, on edge and wanting to find out more.  Dark & endlessly twisty. 

Some of the information about prisons and how things work felt a little unnecessarily…lax? I think a little bit of research there could have gone a long way. That said, I noticed but it didn’t ruin the book for me, and in the end didn’t really affect the story in a major way.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent and Bullying

Minor: Car accident