Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Never Lie by Freida McFadden

34 reviews

theinstabookworm's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This is a bit of a hot take, but this didn't work for me. I didn't guess the twist, but I also didn't like where the story went and felt it wasn't believable. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Murder, and Death of parent

chelseamayxxx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• 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

3.0

To say this was my 1st ever Freida McFadden book and I really enjoyed it. I really enjoyed all the twists and turns in this book as it keeps the book moving and makes the book so interesting and intriguing. I really enjoyed the characters in this book as each character made the book that much more better as all the characters points of views add up to the big reveal at the end of the story which I didn’t expect at all. I had a person in my mind who I though the killer was and I was wrong but in a good way and the way the end of the books explains why this character turned out to be the killer was done so well and so good I liked the way the killer explain everything about why they did and what made them do it. The only down side to this book was I did keep getting lost in parts of the story and what was meant to be happing that’s my only issue with the book I wish there wasn’t so many povs but I understand why they was in the book towards the ending. I will definitely be reading more by this author in the future xxx

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Death of parent

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was another incredible thriller! I always think I’ve guessed the twist and then it catches me off guard! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Murder, Death, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Moderate: Ableism

crimsonreadlips's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Torture, and Kidnapping

sierrabedwell's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This was a good one! I thought it was kind of slow but had so many smaller plots within the big plot that it kept my interested. Oh my goodness the ending was something I never saw coming! I kept trying to figure out the twist but never imagined what actually happened, even though after I found out, it seemed obvious! It was a very sinister ending… 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Stalking, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Gore, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Alcohol, Car accident, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Violence, Vomit, and Torture

claire_reardon's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Maybe this book would’ve been better if the narrator for the audiobook didn’t give stupid voices to everyone. But also maybe not because there was only one collective brain cell between every single character. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Death, Pregnancy, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Murder

soobooksalot's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Car accident, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Violence, Death of parent, and Drug use

crowray's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

3.5

the therapist was the best part of the book. good story, writing felt a bit weird at times, felt like it was trying to be super on the nose about leading you to believe a certain conclusion. ending  twist felt a bit rushed. loved the multiple POV’s and the characters felt super complex and you couldn’t grasp an exact idea of who’s the villain and who isn’t which was nice. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Car accident, Alcohol, Murder, Death of parent, Cursing, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Violence, Drug abuse, and Addiction

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

    Snowed in at the house of a missing psychiatrist with her husband, a woman listens to tapes of the therapist's sessions to try to solve her murder. But is someone else in the house? And one simple fact rules, everyone lies...
   I enjoyed this book. It had twists I didn't see coming! I saw parts of one twist but only about a quarter of the true twist. The characters, however, weren't very likable. Tricia bent way too much to her husband and wasn't assertive at all through most of the book just her husband knows best. 
    Overall, a great thriller. Just not as enjoyable as it could have been with a more likable MC, but I see how that served the greater story. 

  Extra ratings: Fluff - 0/5 Heartfelt- 2.5/5 Helpful-NA Horror -0.5/5 Inspiration -NA Love aka Romance-2.5/5 Mystery -3.5/5  Predictability -2/5 Spice -0/5  Suspense -4/5  Tear- 1.5/5 Thrill - 4/5  Humor-0.5/5 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Alcohol, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Car accident, Drug use, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Body shaming, and Sexual content

jenheitland's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Stalking, Pregnancy, and Vomit