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The Inmate by Freida McFadden

3 reviews

nuuamuikkunen's review

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.5

Plot was a bit too predictable. But the reveals at the end were interesting. This was my second book by McFadden and have to say I liked Never Lie a lot more. The plot twists were better.

Brooke seemed very naive and the name calling part at the school was stupid.

But I liked this interesting combination of romance and thriller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Body shaming and Fatphobia

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

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