Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Ward D by Freida McFadden

84 reviews

mchyd___'s review against another edition

3.25

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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this book was a decent read. it felt repetitive at times “ peach iced tea” “ortho is competitive” … we get it, it’s some sort of breadcrumb 

other than that the book felt decent. decent pace. okay plot. ploy ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder

floatingbanana's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Ableism

simplygen's review against another edition

4.5

mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting

juliettefuji's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship

bookhoarderhaley's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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If there's one thing I love, it's an unreliable narrator and that's exactly what Amy is. I love that this book keeps you guessing as to what's real and what isn't, the sanity of the characters and who's lying and who's telling the truth. It was a nice quick read that I couldn't put down. And I just want to say justice for Mary, she was my favorite character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Death of parent

Minor: Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury

emmieb98's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

mschond's review against another edition

3.0

dark fast-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Child abuse, Blood

Minor: Death of parent

grumpyreading's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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WARD D by Freida McFadden

MY RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Amy is a medical student doing her first overnight shift on a locked psychiatric ward, and she’s terrified - to say the least. When all the patients start saying the man in the seclusion room is going to kill her, and she starts seeing weird things happen, her terror increases and she has to confront her past to figure out what’s happening and survive the night. 

Freida is hit or miss for me, and I enjoyed this one! It was a quick read/listen, but I couldn’t put it down. I think this was the only book by her that actually creeped me out, and the stakes felt really high. I like the fast-paced nature of this book in that it took place within 12 hours, and was full of twists and turns. I did guess most of what was going on, but didn’t mind and it was still suspenseful and entertaining. Reading this felt the similar to reading Five Survive and Survive The Night, and I recommend it if you’re looking for a quick read to make you feel a little bit scared! 

Read this if you like: 

• hospital setting 
• high stakes suspense
• plot twists 
• dual timelines 
• unreliable characters 

Vibes: 💉👩‍⚕️🧶🏥🔐

Full review including content warnings on my StoryGraph. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

hawkescatesreads's review against another edition

4.5

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Medical content

Minor: Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping

clr00's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse