Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

Never Lie by Freida McFadden

113 reviews

goldsbuc's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Confinement

Minor: Sexual harassment, Vomit, Car accident, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infidelity, Child death, and Alcohol

chelle22's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Vomit

katiebesty's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

Interesting plot with lots of twists and turns. You think you’ve figured it out from the beginning but turns out there are more twists. 
The plot is good but the characters are not likeable at all and the writing style is a little cringe. 
Overall a quick and easy read that is engaging. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Violence, Stalking, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual violence, Alcohol, Gore, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Ableism

dblue236's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I thought I had this all figured out by a third of the way through it and fancied myself the smartest person alive... only to turn out to be almost entirely wrong. I'm holding on to the tiny shred of dignity I have left because I was kind of in the ballpark. This author hasn't disappointed me yet, and while her books aren't necessarily rampant with realism, I enjoy the hell out of them and always look forward to starting a new one! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Mental illness, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Medical trauma, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Rape, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Torture

Minor: Car accident, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Alcohol

paperkindle's review against another edition

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

3.0

That plot twist was crazy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Murder and Stalking

Minor: Drug use

phantomgecko's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

Not impressed with the writing. But the plot was aight. 

I had my doubts going in though. And I remained dubious through most of the beginning as well.

Specifically, I assumed EJ was Ethan, and I was afraid that would be the "big twist" at the end. That her husband was an abusive narcissist. So it's nice that I was wrong about that.

Books with domestic abuse are a little frustrating to read because I'm always like, girl run! But this was alright. Though I found the portrayal of the relationship unrealistic for the given timeline. If you've known someone a year, you should definitely know some of the things she said she didn't. idk, if you suck at communicating anything ever at all, maybe it makes sense.

Alas, poor, Luke.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Murder

marissa_nancy_nicole's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Stalking, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Body horror, Classism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Rape, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Blood, and Kidnapping

kyahs's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Have to say that the plot twist did get me! So cheesy at parts and unrelatable middle class white woman with a need to be sweeped of her feet, but still wanted to finish it and know the end, which wasn't what I epxected. Not my favourite Frieda McFadden novel but worth the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Stalking, Vomit, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment

skulls3713's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Fast read and was very good. I enjoyed the development of the characters and the twist and turns. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Violence, Mental illness, Murder, Alcoholism, Death, Pregnancy, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Torture, Gore, and Death of parent

elisa_atkins's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

If you enjoyed Verity you would enjoy this book as well. If you’re early in the book and think you have the twist figured out, you’re wrong. Keep reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Stalking