Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

O Namorado by Freida McFadden

46 reviews

lexkazokas's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

2.5

dark mysterious tense 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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Narrator Rating: 1.0 stars

   The narrators directly impacted my lack of enjoyment of the book, so I'll discuss them first. The male narrator was annoying AF, I get they wanted a teen male, but did they have to pick someone to do that voice that had such a whiny and grating voice? If you have to choose between listening or reading this book. I advise you to read a physical or e-copy, NOT listen to the audio. 

    Because of the awful narration I think I enjoyed the book less. The main female MC I found unlikable because she was SOO desperate to find a man. I could get that in a 20-something. But as someone in my mid-to-late thirties, I didn't find it as believable that she would just take any mediocre white dude, even if she couldn't see a future with him. 

   The mystery element I found great! If the main character had been even slightly likable I would have rated it higher, but I thought about DNF-ing around 53% but since I was already more than half-way through the book I soldiered on and finished it. Overall, I'd say it was meh. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Torture, Pandemic/Epidemic

zoedonn's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Grief, Injury/Injury detail

ghi's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

lauraelovesbooks's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I devoured this! It’s my favourite of hers so far. I found the storyline really engaging and enjoyable. I liked the setting of the New York ‘dating app scene’ 

You’ll need to suspend your disbelief but it’s a wild ride. There are plenty of red herrings that certainly kept me guessing until the end.

All in all, a solid thriller 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty

dishajetly_123's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment