Reviews with content warning for Gaslighting - Ward D

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Ward D by Freida McFadden

78 reviews

er_bears_books's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I needed a good thriller for me to get back into reading.

There are some things in the plot where you can guess what's coming next. But there are some twists that I wish I saw coming because I read thrillers majority of the time. You would think that I would catch on every once and while... but I didn't.

There are some plot holes. I mean why didn't security pass through during the night? Like don't they make rounds and stuff? One of the patients shorted out the electric which caused everything to reset, the computer system was being updated, and there is no cell service in the ward.

But when everyone was there rescuing Will, they were able to issue a Code, I just thought that was odd.

One thing is for certain, Amy does need to talk to someone about her experiences and her past with the little girl.

Jade did drug her with the Peach tea when she was in high school and that can be very traumatizing... and of course, the whole "Let's kill our trig teacher!" But is Amy really sane? I mean she does see that little girl at the end of the book and admitted to listening to her, but is she more of any instinct? Like a paranoia protection? The way the little girl was talking to her: "He's going to leave just like all the others... unless you kill him."

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divide_by_0's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Definitely one of my top favorite Freida books. Did not see anything coming. The end absolutely shocked me.

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rwaataja's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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laheath's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Dark, creepy murder mystery follows 2 medical students on their overnight rotation through a locked psych ward. Not everyone is who they say they are and no one can be trusted. Just when I thought I had it figured out, the author threw in one more fun twist!

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faigi289's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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kotashomelibrary's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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ktot's review against another edition

3.75

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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gwenswoons's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark funny tense medium-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

I thought this worked well! My second Freida McFadden and I liked it more. It was definitely entertaining for a long car ride or two and had lots of twisty/twisted turns. I found some of it predictable, perhaps just from reading another of FM’s (Never Lie). For me, the specific unlikeability of the narrator, the leaps in timeframe, the specific type of creepy note on which to end, and the romantic storyline felt either a bit formulaic or very similar to the last one of hers that I read (…really, probably both), but I did feel like this one had a quicker and more engaging pace and less hemming and hawing somehow. For me these are serviceable and fun, nothing super special but reliably decent, which sometimes really hits the spot on a mind-numbing car ride, haha. I’ll probably read another at some point, though none of the details or stories will stick with me.

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