Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

The Inmate by Freida McFadden

51 reviews

juliaarcisz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

jazlynenns's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

The main character is incredibly gullible and trusts anyone who validates her to be around her son. She doubts and gaslights herself throughout the book and completely misses very big hints that things aren’t right. The ending was odd and Josh’s epilogue was the only part that surprised me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Gun violence and Gaslighting

Minor: Stalking, Car accident, and Pregnancy

mollykfinn'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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Medical content and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Stalking, Car accident, and Death of parent

maggieparedesauthor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is another good one by Freida McFadden, with lots of twists.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

joopa09's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Stalking

spellbindingtomes's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

chess4's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Gun violence, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Car accident, and Classism

samantha914's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Every time I think I’ve figured out the twist, Frieda McFadden pulls the rug out from under me. Flawless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Pregnancy

destinynichole11's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

_kirby_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.0

**** SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW****



I enjoyed this book! Easy to read, kept me on my toes and what I thought was an easily predictable book was far from it. Freida definitely knows how to write a thriller. This was the first book of hers I’ve read and I definitely will be reading more!!! 









**spoliers below**

At first I was thinking it was Tim and most of the way through the book up until Shane got out of prison I thought it was Tim. Marcus Hunt was 1000% right - Shane was a master manipulator and to then have Shanes mom be a part of it as well? WILD. Never expected that especially with Shane’s mom playing a roll and being Margie, the nanny, tricking Brooke the ENTIRE time. Then the whole story about how Brookes dad was supposed to leave Brooke’s family for Shane and his mom and that’s what drove them to try to kill Brooke and plan the whole ordeal at the farm house?!? Mind blown 🤯 

Also, THE END?!? Apple doesn’t fall to far from the psychopath tree 😅 Josh don’t end up like your dadddd 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Murder