Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

The Perfect Son by Freida McFadden

42 reviews

ranee_samaniego's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Freida McFadden continues to create on-the-edge-of-your-seat thrillers with highly unexpected twists and turns. "Son" was another such book, and I enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Kidnapping, Murder

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Pandemic/Epidemic

Manipulation, sociopath

raesapiga_'s review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting

zoedonn's review

4.5

dark mysterious 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Murder, Classism

Moderate: Gore, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking

moxiereads's review

2.75

dark 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

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

clarklyn's review against another edition

2.5

dark 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

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This was a really fast read but incredibly predictable with several plot holes. Not my favorite and I hate being left with questions at the end!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Torture, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Fatphobia

whitneyfoster's review

2.75

dark mysterious tense fast-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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I figured out the plot twist at about the 50% mark. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Bullying

amaranth_wytch's review

3.0

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Religious bigotry

Minor: Body horror, Infidelity, Rape, Excrement

rochelleisreading's review

3.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Mental illness, Torture, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

3.75

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: Complicated

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This was fine. It felt like the twist kind of confused things. Not my fav.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Murder

Minor: Grief

xiacatt's review

4.75

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Beautiful plot twists. Cute ending, Cry-worthy. 

-.25 for

No chapter with Liams POV

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting