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The Ex

Freida McFadden

3.69 AVERAGE

dark tense medium-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
funny mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
medium-paced
medium-paced

Forgetful, not her best book - I did enjoy the narrator
dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I like McFadden's works - even the lesser books. Am not sure how many books she's written, but I've finished 22 now. Someday, I might have read them all. This one was one of her better books.

By now, I know what to expect of McFadden: some combination of a toxic relationship/friendship born of insecurity and/or jealousy that drives gaslighting, a victim who keeps ignoring their intuition, a romance requiring revenge, and at least two plot twists. There were three twists I could count in this book, and the first and third were really effective for me. The first one had me scratching me head for a couple of minutes. I had to reread it twice. The third one had me laughing because even though I suspected it, I was still surprised a bit.

Interested in what other readers think about the parallels to Wuthering Heights.
dark informative mysterious medium-paced
dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I mean. It’s Freida McFadden so what you see is what you get