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A contadora

Freida McFadden

3.56 AVERAGE

melimb's review against another edition

3.75

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

relliereads's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5

alexis_1007's review against another edition

5.0

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LOVED THE TWISTS!

kelly_79's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

abbymalone's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious tense medium-paced

sourpatchreads's review against another edition

4.0

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I kind of want to drop it a star for the epilogue but it did keep me invested.

christinahrdz's review against another edition

3.75

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nicola2320's review against another edition

2.0

mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

keeja_reads_romance's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious slow-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

yassmonn's review against another edition

3.25

challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Freida McFadden knows how to build tension in all the right ways. The story is twisty, fast-paced, and makes you question everything, and how well do you really know the people you work with? 

Dawn is such an eerie and interesting character, awkward, methodical, and just… off in a way that keeps you constantly uneasy. The dual perspectives between her and Natalie are sharp and work really well to keep you second-guessing. That sense of unreliability is where McFadden shines. 

That said, parts of the plot do feel a little over-the-top by the end. If you’re expecting something grounded and realistic, this isn’t that. But if you’re here for the drama and a few gasp-out-loud moments, it delivers. 

It’s not my favorite Freida book, but it’s still a solid psychological thriller with a fresh spin on the toxic workplace trope.