Reviews with content warning for Confinement - Death Row

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Death Row by Freida McFadden

12 reviews

aarnold2's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious 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: Complicated

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sophiemartin's review against another edition

1.0

dark emotional 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: Complicated

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bychalla's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional sad 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

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auntierarareads's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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yvo_about_books's review against another edition

3.25

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Finished reading: June 2nd 2025

"I'm naively hopeful about the appeal, although I'm always hopeful. How could anyone think that I killed Noel? I had no motive - he was the love of my life. And most of all, I have an alibi."

I've enjoyed Freida McFadden's writing so far, and since I kept seeing Death Row everywhere I ended up giving in and added the whole Alibis Collection to my TBR. I was intrigued by the premise of this short story with the prison setting and the possibility of the husband she is supposed to have murdered not being dead after all... Things started out extremely well, but it was the epilogue that completely ruined the story for me. Seriously, WTF did I just read?! Freida McFadden is known for her twisty endings that come out of the blue, and this short story is not an exception. Sure, I did have a vague idea what was going on with those little hints, but I didn't see the full truth until it was revealed. I was pretty satisfied with how things had ended... Up until the moment I read the epilogue that is. I'm honestly confused what the epilogue even MENT, and I hate the feeling of being left in the dark about what really happened in the end... It's a shame, because the rest of the story is very entertaining once you look past the fact that everything moves extremely fast. Then again, I always have a weak spot for stories with a prison setting... Death Row had a lot of potential to be excellent and I would have loved a longer story with more fleshed out characters. It could definitely do with losing that terrible epilogue though.

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thebookkeepers's review against another edition

3.0

dark fast-paced

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

This ended up not being anything that I expected it to be. And I don’t know if that’s a good thing 🤣 I think the author was doing too much with the epilogue. I don’t think this is for me, but the writing was easy to get into and I was pretty invested until the twist reveal.

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