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greatexpectations77's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Abandonment
thackerleah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Confinement and Mental illness
Moderate: Violence and Murder
oh_joyy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
I might be biased because I work in healthcare and I’ve worked in mental health, and it was so so frustrating to read about the mental health stigmas and also just how incorrect the inpatient mental health facility was portrayed in general. But I get it, I had to remind myself that this is coming from a general public point of view and this also made it more suspenseful and thrilling for readers.
The twists and turns were just lack luster for me and the ending wasn’t too much of a shock. I do like McFadden’s other books, but this one was just not for me.
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Confinement and Mental illness
hannahjacobsen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
k8lynn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
nicolecoyle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Dementia and Fire/Fire injury
mrstorms's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting
daydaybookbay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Reasons I couldn't give a 10 out of 10 rating is mostly how I predicted the ending. There's only so many twists you can create in a locked psychiatric unit. Also, I feel the mental illnesses are very generalized. There's a lot of diversity in reality, but the depictions here were very Hollywood-esque.
This is my first book by Freida McFadden, but it definitely won't be my last. I have heard many good things about her other novels, so I am super excited to read them in the future as well.
I love how easy it is to throw off the reader. All the characters are in a psych ward, and the main character questions her own sanity from the get-go. Every single person's credibility is demolished since Chapter 1. With no reliable character, there is a wide open playing field for the story to travel. Because of this, the storyline has no clear path, and it's easier to mislead the reader. I love it!
Jade took me by surprise multiple times. Her character was all over the place (obviously).
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
nuuamuikkunen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Bipolar disorder doesn’t make you want to kill other people. Scizophrenia doesn’t make you want to kill people. These disorders are more harmful to the patient than the people around them. Cmon. Easy research. Totally inexcusable to write books like this in this day and age.
All in all, the way these patients are talked about gave me the ick.
Plus, the main character is just soooo unbearable. Hated her. I’m starting to see that it’s a pattern with Freida’s books. But the plot is usually so good, I keep on reading them.
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
whitneyfoster's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Medical content