Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Inmate by Freida McFadden

37 reviews

jess_eb's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

emm_opal's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ariannafariss's review against another edition

dark 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

1.5

 I don’t think I have complimentary words for this one lol besides it being easy to read but that’s your standard McFadden. Main character was an (for lack of a better word) idiot and I felt like I was reading the diary of a 15 year old girl. The “reveal” I guess makes sense but it was a damn mess lol. My 4th Freida and I think sadly this will be my last

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

jennalynn96's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Freida McFadden, boy did you put me through the ringer on this one...
 
IT WAS FANTASTIC!
 
The twists, the plot, the betrayal, EVERYTHING. SO. FRICKEN. GOOD.
 
Summary: This book is about a Brooke, who is a nurse practitioner at a local prison. The local prison where her high school sweetheart rots away for murdering her friends and attempting to murder her. But after treating Shane, the convicted murder, a few times, Brooke begins to think that she sent the wrong person to jail...
 
My opinion: Brooke is sooooo dumb but she also is unsure how to feel about the whole attempted murder situation. It wasn't like she was able to see the face of the man that was strangling her... But she knew from the smell, and that cologne matched her boyfriends.. There were so many twists in this book, that I was pacing around my apartment and yelling and screaming at the characters and the unfolding of the events.
 
IT WAS CRAZY and I LOVED EVERY MINTUE OF THIS BOOK!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

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

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

megan_wy's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

2.5

Was going to give this 2 stars, but the epilogue brings it up to a 2.5 for me. This was my third Freida book, and they have all felt like the same exact plot in different fonts. I was a little disappointed when this plot felt exactly the same as the last two. Murder mystery with flashback stories the whole book and just waiting to see what the twist is because you know it’s not going to be obvious. This one felt really far fetched and the murder story was way too unrealistic. Brook was soooooo easily persuaded and annoyed me so much. The little part of the epilogue from Josh’s pov was my favorite part of the whole book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Car accident, and Death of parent

ky001113's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Bullying, Gun violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

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