mrsalwaysreading 's review for:

The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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The Locked Ward

By Sarah Pekkanen

Pub Date: 8/5/2025

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Thank you St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest thoughts. 

This story follows two women who discover they are twins separated at birth, in split second-person POV. Which was a little confusing. 

If I’m being honest, this one was all over the place. Not necessarily in a bad way. Just in a chaotic-psychological thriller type of way. I was wondering when the twist would revel itself the entire time I was reading. 

The story was leading me down a path I was sure would lead to the resolution, only to pull the rug out from under me, leaving the possibilities for resolution wide open. 

I enjoyed it.