Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Ward D by Freida McFadden

89 reviews

mimilicious25_'s review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Death, Forced institutionalization, Toxic friendship

klandry98's review against another edition

3.25

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Blood, Death of parent

Minor: Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment

peripetyy's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I read this while I was traveling by plane and this is exactly the kind of book it’s good for. Don’t take it seriously. The mental illness representation is flat and overly simplistic, but I would never expect a book like this to really dig deep into mental illness. If you can let the imperfections roll off your back, the prose is good and the pacing is quick and suspense is drawn out really well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail

becagracebookcorner's review against another edition

5.0

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

moxiereads's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The way mental health is portrayed in this is probably damaging to the actual community, but the story did get me. 

Frieda LOVES a last page plot twist, and the one here was very good. 

I definitely had some theories throughout, but I didn't actually manage to solve what was going on until right before the main character did. 

Again, I don't love the main characters this author tends to write and think they are sort of clueless and have no sense of self-preservation, but I didn't think Amy was nearly as bad as some I've read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

floatingbanana's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Ableism

simplygen's review against another edition

4.5

mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting

llwatts's review against another edition

4.5

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book is freaky and very exciting, which is helped a lot by the "timer" placed on the plot. The main character, Amy, is likable if a bit jumpy, but this book gives her good reason to be. If your looking for something to keep you on the edge of your seat, this book will do it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Toxic friendship

Minor: Abortion

bookishmillennial's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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DOGSHIT!!!! Why do I keep reading Frieda McFadden when all she does is piss me the fuck off???? 😤 Maybe because hate-reading is a great hobby of mine. 

The moment a character found out one of the patients had a cat and loved them, and then referred to the tired, misogynistic & ableist “crazy cat lady” stereotype, I *knew* I’d hate this book. 

Then fatphobia shortly after? Second strike Frieda!!!!!! 🔪

Lastly????? Mental health representation was beyond problematic. Disrespectfully, fuck this book. Third strike and you are OUT, babyyyyyyy ⚾️🧢🏟️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug use, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

bookhoarderhaley's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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If there's one thing I love, it's an unreliable narrator and that's exactly what Amy is. I love that this book keeps you guessing as to what's real and what isn't, the sanity of the characters and who's lying and who's telling the truth. It was a nice quick read that I couldn't put down. And I just want to say justice for Mary, she was my favorite character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Death of parent

Minor: Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury