Reviews tagging 'Violence'

O Namorado by Freida McFadden

179 reviews

darth_mom's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Sexual harassment

iwantgrilledcheese's review against another edition

1.75

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A mildly fun read; quite a clunky writing style (very stilted dialogue, very generic ‘inner dialogue’, and super basic characters). Nice for a beach or cabin or bathtub read. Decent twist but feels derivative of Gone Girl.  I appreciate the gore and the buildup to the climax but after a while I found the poor writing tough to push through, so I found myself skimming the last few chapters in spite of the climax and denouement. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, Murder

reading_is_my_therapy's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, 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

aoifeprettypurplepolkadots's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship

mollyypardun's review against another edition

3.75

dark tense medium-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

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual harassment

tinymonsta's review against another edition

4.0

dark 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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Nice twist but also a little infuriating with the main protagonist 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

rainydaysandstormynights's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious medium-paced

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The story immediately gripped me and kept me interested but the ending wasn’t as satisfying as I expected.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

tspice24's review against another edition

2.5

dark mysterious 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Violence, Death of parent, Murder

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