Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

O Namorado by Freida McFadden

53 reviews

kyannarichard's review against another edition

2.5

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

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Read it for Bookclub. I never really got into it. It wasn’t memorable. The main character was annoying and self-sabotaging. The girl friend group is very toxic, for a reason we find out later. Overall, served its purpose as a routine lifetime movie in book form. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Gaslighting

jaeebree0's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense medium-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: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content

Minor: Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Stalking

alexas_library's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious 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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definitely one of the best freida mcfadden books i’ve listened to so far! i was not expecting the plot twist at all! usually the twists are a little hard to believe but this one came together nicely. love my thriller queen <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence

Minor: Torture

snblackmore93's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Stalking, Alcohol

kfkeene's review against another edition

3.0

dark 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: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

moxiereads's review against another edition

2.75

challenging dark sad 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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Why, I find myself asking, is every main character I read from this author so obnoxious? 

Sydney, girl, GET A GRIP. Or maybe just a clue. There were so many things that she wrote off as "coincidences" that were NOT coincidental. 

Also, this is the second time a Frieda twist hasn't surprised me. I'm not sure why everyone was so shocked by this one, because I had it nailed down. 

The thing I didn't get correct was about Slug, but for the sake of spoilers I won't say what I thought or what was true. 

Omg, the ending of this was.... a lot and very very rushed. The epilogue served to show that Sydney remains a moron.

Let's make our main characters not stupid, please 🙏🏻... That is all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

nuuamuikkunen's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark mysterious 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: Complicated

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Did not see that coming! One of the best books I’ve read from Freida! Loved how there was no emphasis on any mental disorders. I find that always to be a very tacky and lazy choice in thrillers. Especially as having a mental or personality disorder doesn’t mean you are prone to killing people… Like I said, lazy!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Murder, Gaslighting

syvillafromm's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Fatphobia, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, Pregnancy

abidavisf's review against another edition

4.0

dark 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: No

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Is it weird to call a thriller ‘fun’? Because I thoroughly enjoyed guessing the outcome of The Boyfriend. Throughout the book, I had so much fun writing notes with my predictions and seeing a fair few come true. My first Freida McFadden and definitely not my last!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment

laydback's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I read through this so fast, I couldn't put it down. Quick, suspenseful read. Love the twists and turns this book takes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship