Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

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

71 reviews

hawkescatesreads's review against another edition

4.0

tense medium-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Infertility, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy

Minor: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts

nelly_91's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Infertility, Mental illness

ashwatever98's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Torture, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Car accident, Gaslighting

Minor: Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder

I really like this book a lot. The story is very similar to Misery but is unique in its own way.

I admire the courage and determination of Tegan, despite being heavily pregnant, and that in the end she and her daughter made it out okay.

The plot twists were incredible and I kept wanting to know what would happen next. I truly did not expect how things actually turned out but I think that's what makes it so good. Loved, loved, LOVED this book!!

jrh7602665lvr's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy

kellyhennings's review against another edition

5.0

mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

zoedonn's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark sad 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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Tegan was annoying with the assumptions she made. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol

annawilt's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Infertility, Mental illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Rape, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Vomit, Death of parent

bookishchaos's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I waited for that big Freida plot twist and was a little disappointed. The ending was still unexpected, it just didn't blow me away like her other books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident

Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse

devonsonnessa's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book was honestly not great. It was almost like a copyright of Misery, & the twists were lame. It was a lot of build up for a disappointing ending. I only gave it 3 stars because it was an easy read that I still couldn’t put down for some reason. I would’ve given it less if it weren’t for that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Kidnapping, Murder

bookreader_nix's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I was totally entertained with this. I think it could have been a lot shorter in all honesty, but it was still good. It lacked the classic McFadden twist at the end…I guessed a good portion of the twists. Either way, it was still good and had me going 🧐 and 😳 at moments

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail