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The Tenant by Freida McFadden

36 reviews

zotmo'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: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood

Minor: Cancer

amarainfaeland's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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The Tenant isn’t my favorite Freida McFadden book but, as always, she grabs you from the first page and you can’t stop reading until you find out who the characters really are. This book did hit me with a couple plot twists I didn’t see coming and her books are always a good choice if you’re in the mood for a thriller. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Cancer, Torture

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense fast-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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    I enjoyed this book thoroughly. Though the characters weren’t likable, they weren’t annoying or grating, they were simply morally grey, and assholes. The final twist was perfect and made the book better. I liked how she sectioned the book and split perspectives at just the right point.

    Overall, a great thriller that didn’t go where I thought it would. I just wish it hadn’t been quite so gross in parts.

Narrator Rating: 5.0 stars

     The narrators did an amazing job; their voices felt like they fit how the characters would sound perfectly.

Elements 

Heartfelt-1/2 of 💔  
Horror- 1/2 of a  😱 
Love aka Romance- 1/4 of a  💋 
Predictability-🔮 &  1/4

Spice- 1/4 of  🌶 
Tear- 1/4 of a  😭 
Thrill- 😲 😲 😲 
Humor- N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Suicide, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Cancer, Sexual content, Terminal illness

The child's death is that of an older teenager, and the animal's death is that of a fish.

juanat77's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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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Fast paced! Unpredictable! Twisty! Suspenseful! All the adjectives! Truly a wild ride. My 4th McFadden book and have yet to be disappointed! And yes some of it is unrealistic—who cares? It’s fiction!  It was entertaining! This was exactly what  I needed to read at the moment. 

4 stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

dblue236's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-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: Yes

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This author's books are absolute brain popcorn full of wildly unrealistic plot lines, and I love every second of every one of them. This one was not an exception. There wasn't a single thing about it that was believable, but it was a really fun read with a few twists I definitely did not see coming. This was a great way to spend a few hours without trying to think too hard about anything that was going on and it's well worth reading for the entertainment value alone. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Blood, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Sexual content, Suicide, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

meggs_bacon's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The beginning of this book was a slow start for sure. Once I was about 30% of the way into the story, I was hooked. Of course, as one Frieda reader does, I thought I had it figured out. The only part I actually had semi-right was that one of the main characters was actually involved. You’ve done it again, Frieda!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Murder

Minor: Cancer