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Graphic: Murder
Minor: Gore
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder
Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Gore, Violence, Vomit
Reasons I couldn't give a 10 out of 10 rating is mostly how I predicted the ending. There's only so many twists you can create in a locked psychiatric unit. Also, I feel the mental illnesses are very generalized. There's a lot of diversity in reality, but the depictions here were very Hollywood-esque.
This is my first book by Freida McFadden, but it definitely won't be my last. I have heard many good things about her other novels, so I am super excited to read them in the future as well.
I love how easy it is to throw off the reader. All the characters are in a psych ward, and the main character questions her own sanity from the get-go. Every single person's credibility is demolished since Chapter 1. With no reliable character, there is a wide open playing field for the story to travel. Because of this, the storyline has no clear path, and it's easier to mislead the reader. I love it!
Jade took me by surprise multiple times. Her character was all over the place (obviously).
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Murder
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship
Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Death of parent