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Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'
The Crash by Freida McFadden: A Thriller That Will Keep You Up All Night! by Freida McFadden
246 reviews
Moderate: Child abuse, Infertility, Rape
Graphic: Confinement, Infertility, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Violence, Blood
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol
Graphic: Pregnancy
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma
Minor: Drug use, Rape, Vomit
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Pregnancy
Moderate: Rape, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent
Graphic: Child abuse, Infertility
Moderate: Rape, Violence
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Infertility, Physical abuse, Medical content, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Car accident, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Infertility
Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt
"How do you know what’s right or wrong without your mother telling you so?"
Freida McFadden's books are often referred to as so-called popcorn thrillers, and I can't deny that it has been a fitting description so far. Her books tend to be both fast-paced and easy to read, focusing on the entertainment level instead of a complex plot and lots of character development. The Crash is no exception to that rule, and I literally flew through it in an afternoon. That said, I agree with the reviews that this is not her strongest book... The plot is on the weak side, and quite repetitive in parts. Her infamous shocking final twist tactic wasn't all that successful either this time around; while I definitely didn't guess where the story would go, I found the twists to be rather underwhelming to be honest. The Crash started out well enough though and especially the first two parts were quite entertaining. I enjoyed the bad weather trope, although the resulting situation was too much like a Misery rehash (and King definitely did it better!). I guess it's an improvement from some of her previous female main characters that Tegan at least tries to get herself out of the situation for a change, although she still isn't the brightest bulb in the box... Which results in more than one very frustrating moment. Polly is so much worse as a main character though and I can't say that I enjoyed spending time inside her head. I wasn't a fan of the prologue and epilogue either; instead of blowing me away with an unexpected twist, it mostly just distracted from the rest of the plot. Still, I can't deny that I couldn't stop turning those pages, and it is without doubt a very fast read.
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail