Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Inmate by Freida McFadden

58 reviews

cordelia_gretson'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? Yes

3.0

There should be a prize for every single character being unlikable- it’s almost impressive if not a bit annoying.

FMC is infuriating, often saying the right thing to do and blatantly disregarding it and doing the stupid alternative. In addition to her ability to be gaslit by everyone, including herself, she lacks

the ability to recognize people she once knew. It doesn’t seem feasible that she forgot this many people. The whole trial seems like a sham with her watery testimony she doesn’t even believe to be true, getting a guy a life sentence then saying oh gosh I think I was wrong, sprinting that guy from prison and incarcerating another without repercussions. I don’t think so.

Always go into a Freida book accepting the boundaries of feasibility, but this time the Queen of Redundancy (and boy did she like to repeat herself in this book) asked the reader to stretch too far. It’s not feasible, but rather a farce. 

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

sammy_rob's review against another edition

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: Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

nclausel25's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Medical content, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Stalking and Abortion

z_marie05's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

this was crazy. i’m speechless. i thought shane was good and tim was the bad guy from the beginning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Murder

hwiese00'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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

lucykae's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

jenniferbowman's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content

Minor: Gun violence

meg1241's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Once again, Freida brings the twists and rollercoaster. Couldn't put this one down. Great book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

jadencove's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

ghi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting