1.96k reviews for:

The Ex

Freida McFadden

3.69 AVERAGE

valeriebusa's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

krazymofo73's review against another edition

2.5

medium-paced

natashas_shelf's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 20%

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I hated how this was written in 3rd person I kept getting lost and the start wasn't as gripping as her other books. I couldn't have persisted but I just couldn't get into this 

jennifer_beverini's review against another edition

2.75

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

chrissiewithanie's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious medium-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

imerika1127's review against another edition

3.0

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

missykay17's review against another edition

2.5

mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

nxpe's review against another edition

2.5

dark mysterious medium-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

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Whelp... I have no clue how I feel about this one. 

Plot wise, this is definitely a decent book. The plot twist where

the timelines were actually past and present were decently done, and it tied in together well

. However, the writing of this novel is where the book fell really, really flat for me. I thought it was bad when I was reading it, and then I read it to my fiancé... "It sounds like Wattpad writing" was his only response. 

There was no emotion in the novel. It was very "tell-not-show" and shallow. And Freida writing a romance arc... Not good at all, in my opinion. There was no chemistry.

And then last, but most certainly not least... Not only was she fatphobic in this (no one is surprised), but she was also incredibly derogatory toward a houseless woman, who

DID NOTHING. Her role was literally just a red-herring

. I hated how Maureen was treated by Freida. And then of course there were the few instances where she basically states a woman will only ever be happy and fulfilled when she's married with kids (even characters who've chosen not to have kids "regret" it...). Though none of this is shocking, because Freida makes her stance very clear--but I will point it out every single time. 

morgan_leakaye11's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

momma_rodgers's review against another edition

5.0

tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No