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The Inmate by Freida McFadden

19 reviews

sweetteaandfiction's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

I didn’t see the twist in this one, and it had me screaming. There isn’t much I can praise or criticize without giving stuff away. 

I can say this ended up being a five star read for me DESPITE the FMC. She is almost willfully naive. 

Frieda McFadden has me hooked. 

❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ out of five sociopaths with oedipus complexes 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Infidelity, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

kiwichill's review against another edition

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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

An excellent thriller, well paced, lots of twists that weren't predictable or unbelievable,  and an excellent ending

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

destinynichole11's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

findingkarlesa's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Murder

sharlapeggy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Loved it. I have yet to read a McFadden that doesn’t surprise me. I am still shook. How did I not see it coming?! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

kyraplummer's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

k8lynn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

shelgold's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Gripping, tense, & mysterious. Nothing is as it seems, I was on the edge of my seat until the very end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Classism

Minor: Kidnapping

nuuamuikkunen's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.5

Plot was a bit too predictable. But the reveals at the end were interesting. This was my second book by McFadden and have to say I liked Never Lie a lot more. The plot twists were better.

Brooke seemed very naive and the name calling part at the school was stupid.

But I liked this interesting combination of romance and thriller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Body shaming and Fatphobia

theaa_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Pregnancy