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The Inmate by Freida McFadden

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brenleestevenson's review against another edition

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mysterious 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

2.5

emilydeitrick's review against another edition

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tense fast-paced

3.25

emsbookobsessed's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

“Sometimes people do exactly what you think they’re going to do, and they still manage to disappoint you.”

1.5 stars - This quote accurately describes how I feel about this book. It is not a good psychological thriller when the entire plot relies on the FMC being an idiot. The plot holes and inconsistencies in the book were ridiculous. And we’re just combining the plot twists of Scream 1 and 2 for our book? Great.

But the very end? Like father like son, doing anything and everything for our moms I guess.

maddiea247's review against another edition

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2.0

honestly really meh. a lot of it was just not believable. a prison just casually hiring someone in close connection to a prisoner in a small (?) community? the necklace? the kid at the end? like just eye rolling coincidences yk? i don't think the book ever achieved creepiness or thriller or anything tbh it was just like a bad movie you put on just to have something on. i only like that the killings did make a little more sense at the end bc i never really believed a high school boy just randomly attacked and killed classmates at a sleepover but even the killer's motivation seemed dumb

chassiwaddell's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense 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? No

2.75

ebeubanks8's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense 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

3.5

Frieda knows how to write books that grab your attention. Are they necessarily the best books you'll ever read? No, but they sure are entertaining. this went back and forth on who actually did the murders so much that i was just frustrated and didnt care who went to jail as long as someone did