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The Inmate by Freida McFadden

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bookishhcousin's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4.5 stars, 👍🏼 thumbs up!

i seriously thought i was smart and then freida mcfadden said: think again! she has a way of hoodwinking me when i least expect it. that being said, i am not surprised per say at the ending and how the book/story unraveled. i thought, “okay, makes sense.” but personally, what docked it .5 a star was that i didn’t necessarily like brooke, the female protagonist. homegirl made me anxious with all of her horrible decisions!! either way, i was entertained.

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graicejean's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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kotashomelibrary's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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cvickery98's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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cordelia_gretson's review against another edition

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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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jessannem's review against another edition

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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

4.25

4.5 … 4.25? 4?
I think I’m going 4.25.

I don’t know how I feel about this. It was good enough that I read it in one day, and yet somehow I’m left a little disappointed at the ending. It was a great twist! Twists everywhere!! But I do think

Pamela’s motive was a bit outlandish… killing a teenager for revenge? I guess I’m supposed to think she’s all sick & deranged but it just comes out of left field. It would have been good to have some background of her being shitty to Brooke in the flashback scenes. And also of Shane being a devoted son. We don’t really get any of that. It could have been done as subtle foreshadowing. I think that would have made the ending more believable.
Also I don’t believe for one second that anybody is taking their ex back after having been wrongfully accused of murder.

BUT
That bit at the end about

Josh!?!?

And that final line!?!? Chills. That’s the final line of a book that I am HERE for.

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kimberly_bee's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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kareimer's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

2.75

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brittany_reads2much's review against another edition

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dark emotional 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

5.0

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portgasdsara_'s review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The last 20% of this book was a WHIRLWIND of twists!!! And the epilogue?! I read this all in one sitting…it’s 2:30am and now my mind is racing because of this story.

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