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The Inmate

Freida McFadden

3.78 AVERAGE

juttaems's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

arosereads40's review against another edition

5.0

Holy MF Shit!
I am reeling.
This was the first book I have ever read/listened to via Audible and it took me a minute to get with it because I'm not used to having someone read/narrate a book for me.
But I liked it and will definitely do more books via Audible.
Ant'yways..... most of the time when I read a book I am for the main character! Like I would be their ride or die and I usually have a few characters in the book that I love.
I DESPISED EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER in this book!
I amount of internal + external screaming I did because the main character, Brooke, couldn't spot a red flag to save her life is unreal.
I wanted to throw my electronic device out the mf window.
The other main character, the inmate, total garbage. Absolute walking narcissistic, manipulative dumpster fire and I was ready to straight up box Brooke in her nasal cavity because I could see it from a mile away as could other pertinent characters in the book, but she's all "nooooo! He'd NEVER!". (*eye roll*)
The other main character (without spoiling too much) I couldn't get with. I was thinking one way about him and Freida McFadden showed me you might *think* you know who a character is and you really have no clue.
And the kid? Fuck that kid.

I will never be the same.
And this book just solidified my continued trust issues with people in general.
I 10/10 recommend it though.

bookworm_on_the_loose's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Yes

allieteppo's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

kasperness's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Twists and turns, and not what you’d expect. I liked the ending and felt engaged the whole time despite being out of my normal genre. The FMC here is a little dense, and I don’t think that the NP role is accurately portrayed. This is a story about lost love, coming home, second and third chances, crime, trauma, and much more.

fortyreads's review against another edition

It’s felt corny and predictable. I was trying to giver her another chance because of how many people RAVE about her books. Not for me at all. Second book that I DNF by her won’t try again. They say 3rd times the charm but it wasn’t for Freida and I.