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thackerleah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder
Minor: Death of parent
amateur_bookworm's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.25
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity, Police brutality, and Car accident
ghi's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting
aaannina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Stalking and Death of parent
sarahchampion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Gun violence
shania_siobhan's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Bullying and Death of parent
boba_nbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I've really enjoyed Frieda's books, but this one was the epitome of *meh* to me.
Brooke decided to move back to her childhood home and started working as a nurse in a high-security men's penitentiary. She's not supposed to be friendly with or get to know any of the inmates, but Brooke already knows one of the inmates pretty intimately. Shane is Brooke's ex-boyfriend... and the man she sent to jail 10 years ago for murdering her friends and attempting to murder her. Brooke has kept a secret from Shane all these years: they have a son together whom Shane knows nothing about. As she's reconnecting with Shane, Brooke also starts to reconnect with her childhood friend, Tim, who was also there that fateful night. Tim warns her to stay away from Shane, but Brooke can't help but wonder if she put the wrong man behind bars all those years ago.
The Inmate had one plot twist and then ANOTHER plot twist. That's what really kept me going--I wanted to see how everything turned out at the end.
I felt like some of this was a little unbelievable and that Brooke was a little too oblivious at times, but overall it wasn't a bad read. Definitely not Frieda's best but nothing to turn your nose up at, either.
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, and Death of parent
Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, Car accident, and Abortion
cassidy_rain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The Inmate follows Brooke who is a nurse. She’s recently taken a new nursing job at a local prison. The kicker is that one of the inmate’s she’ll now have to treat is her childhood sweetheart, and he’s in prison because of her testimony.
I loved the premise of this one. I overall had a good time with it, but did find the writing and character’s dialogue a bit lacking. This was very much written in a “tell not show” manner and I felt like a lot was repetitive. The main character Brooke is a little insufferable. She was constantly putting herself in compromising situations. 😫 Final reveal was a bit far fetched but for a quick thriller it was good! Ending leaves it open for a possible sequel 👀
Graphic: Murder
Minor: Bullying, Car accident, and Death of parent
juliaarcisz's review against another edition
- 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
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
sweetteaandfiction's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
I can say this ended up being a five star read for me DESPITE the FMC. She is almost willfully naive.
Frieda McFadden has me hooked.
❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ out of five sociopaths with oedipus complexes
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Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Minor: Infidelity, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail