Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

The Inmate by Freida McFadden

18 reviews

ramblingreader65's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book was really great until the ending. There were twists, there was suspense but like other Freida McFadden books I've read the ending seems really far fetched. It was too contrived. 

<Spoiler> I would have loved to see Tim be the bad guy. It would have been more of a redemption story for Shane to have been the good guy.

Also, a kid as a killer? Nah!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Police brutality, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Murder, and Kidnapping

gknott's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.5

Narrator/protagonist has the craziest case of Dumb Bitch Disease that I have read in a while. Lots of predictable twists but the last one got me. 3 stars but extra 0.5 star for the fact that I was so invested that I basically finished the book in one sitting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, and Police brutality

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, Death of parent, Stalking, Car accident, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual content, Alcohol, and Abortion

cassiereadsbooks_'s review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Police brutality, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

mrsmishler's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

2.5

It was entertaining, but I couldn’t get past the fact that she would not have been able to work there. I used to work in jails and no way would she have been allowed to work there after a background check. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Murder, and Police brutality

Moderate: Car accident

sizzlesteaks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Child death, Death, Medical content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gore, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident and Gun violence

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Holy twists Batman!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Violence, Murder, and Confinement

Moderate: Police brutality, Gore, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual content, Ableism, Death of parent, Car accident, Kidnapping, Gun violence, and Pregnancy

chronicallyplotting's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A night of drinking with friends during a storm with no adults, what’s the worst that can happen? Other than the fact that one of them is a murderer! Fast forward ten years later and our MC Brooke is working at the same prison as the man convicted as trying to kill her and murdering her friends that fateful night. 

In traditional Freida McFadden fashion everything isn’t as it seems and once you think you have everything figured out, think again! 
I also love the way Freida can make you hate certain characters like the main character and find them very annoying but yet you love the book! That is excellent writing. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, and Murder

lindavs22's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Death, and Blood

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Abortion, Death, Death of parent, Car accident, Bullying, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Police brutality