Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

The Surrogate Mother by Freida McFadden

4 reviews

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.75

This one was fine. It had the solid McFadden twisties.  I think I just didn't really like the characters all that much haha so I was having a hard time connecting to them. But this is a pretty quick read. I did get real riled when Abby was getting all ganged up on though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Confinement, Drug use, Miscarriage, and Blood

ellaticonstellation's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I truly enjoyed this story. It's my first book from Freida and I'll read more. I love the concept and the mind games. It's twisted and dark though there are parts that I'm not happy about; overall, I liked this a lot. Thank you, Freida✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

sam_emerson6's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

diannasbooks's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Infertility, Miscarriage, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship