Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Crash by Freida McFadden: A Thriller That Will Keep You Up All Night! by Freida McFadden

362 reviews

krby26's review against another edition

2.75

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Maybe the most unhinged part of this book is the MC calling her unborn daughter Tuna

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Kidnapping, Pregnancy

Moderate: Rape

jenniferbowman's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent

mightyminerva's review against another edition

3.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

kayjay2012's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy

Minor: Gun violence, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury

beccah1610's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Murder

jadesaunders72's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape

gracevaccaro's review against another edition

1.5

tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy

litreadture's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

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     i’ve noticed a significant amount of hate and negative feedback regarding this book, but i chose to read it anyway. the story centers on tegan, who is eight months pregnant, alone, and yearns to leave her crumbling life behind. she sets out on a journey, intending to stay with her brother until she can figure out her next move. however, she is unaware that she is driving directly into a snowstorm. stranded in a blizzard in rural maine with a broken ankle, she is rescuer by a couple and brought to their cabin, only to soon realize she is in serious danger. from that point, she must fight to save herself and her unborn child.

          “you know you’ve got someone really special when they are able to save you from ruining your own life.”

     first of all, the premise and storyline are intriguing. however, the initial chapters are kinda boring. there’s nothing in the beginning that holds my interest, leading to frequent distractions while reading. it was also rather predictable, which made it less exciting. plus, the pacing was too slow, which is highly different from the usual freia mcfadden writing style. what i appreciate about the plot is that she avoided unrealiable characters and succeeded in clarifying the viewpoints of the characters for the readers. i also believe this is the first book by freida where i didn’t experience any frustration towards the main character. at times, i feel she tents to be overly dramatic and stupid. and as a pregnant woman, how could tegan overlook the weather before venturing into a snowstorm? certain elements in the story really don’t make sense.

     overall, i gave it 2.5 stars. although the plot has improved as it unfolded, there are still unrealistic elements noticeable within the storyline. additionally, the twists are not as impactful as those in her previous works and it entirely lacks the suspense i’ve come to expect from her books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Rape, Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse, Murder

Minor: Sexual assault, Death of parent

rexmanningday's review against another edition

3.75

tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A few plotholes that I can't overlook which brought the rating down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol

I was bothered by tbe fact that she talked repeatedly about how she couldn't tell anyone the identify of her baby's father, but her brother knew all about the deal she was making, including the identity of the guy. There's more but that is the most black and white issue I had with this.

gracegerhard's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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: Complicated

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This book was hard for me to put down, I kept needing to know what happened next, but it once I actually found out all the twists, I was disappointed. Also, so many things didn't make logical sense....? Still rated it 2.5 because it was so compulsively readable.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Rape, Car accident, Suicide attempt