Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

A Inquilina by Freida McFadden

63 reviews

hapalyn's review against another edition

2.0

mysterious 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

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It might just be time for me to never pick up a Freida book again at this point.

Her work is so formulaic; and, after the same style of twists constantly, the pattern is so noticeable. 

I’m disappointed because the first half WAS interesting, and it lost me during the first twist about halfway through because it was so obvious as soon as he arrived at Whitney’s house.

Time to go back to the drawing board because these past few releases feel the same.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Blood, Murder

Minor: Suicide

underscoresyd's review against another edition

3.25

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting

hxlleann's review against another edition

3.0

tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol

zoedonn's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Alcohol

katies_bibliotherapy's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I was in a reading slump and thought a McFadden popcorn thriller would help get me out of it. You definitely have to suspend your disbelief for this one, but McFadden always gets me with her twists and I couldn't have guessed it despite trying and thinking I had figured it out. There was some cringy dialogue and I didn't love how she wrote Blake's character.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Infidelity, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting

k8lynn's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

hannah_hearts_books's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book makes me think of the card game called Cockroach Poker. What? You’ve never played it before? Ok,here’s the premise: There is no winner and there’s only one loser. Yep. That’s what this book is like. 😆 Well,I read a Freida McFadden. The chapters were like potato chips. I hated every character. The twists were twisting. Was it a mystery? No. Was it a thriller? Also,no. My husband asked me multiple times if I was ok because my face was visibly horrified while reading this. 😆😆😜🙃Will I read another one of these? Probably not. But damn, if it wasn’t a crazy time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

readbymeg_'s review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Suicide, Murder

jls6283's review against another edition

4.0

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: Yes

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Another quick, twisty read from Frieda! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting

Moderate: Infidelity, Blood, Vomit

Minor: Cancer, Sexual content, Suicide, Death of parent

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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    I enjoyed this book thoroughly. Though the characters weren’t likable, they weren’t annoying or grating, they were simply morally grey, and assholes. The final twist was perfect and made the book better. I liked how she sectioned the book and split perspectives at just the right point.

    Overall, a great thriller that didn’t go where I thought it would. I just wish it hadn’t been quite so gross in parts.

Narrator Rating: 5.0 stars

     The narrators did an amazing job; their voices felt like they fit how the characters would sound perfectly.

Elements 

Heartfelt-1/2 of 💔  
Horror- 1/2 of a  😱 
Love aka Romance- 1/4 of a  💋 
Predictability-🔮 &  1/4

Spice- 1/4 of  🌶 
Tear- 1/4 of a  😭 
Thrill- 😲 😲 😲 
Humor- N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Suicide, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Cancer, Sexual content, Terminal illness

The child's death is that of an older teenager, and the animal's death is that of a fish.