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cassidy_rain's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
“I close my eyes and I can still see his ruggedly handsome face. His eyes looking into mine. I love you, Brooke. That was what he said to me just a few hours before he tried to kill me. And that’s not even the worst thing he did.”
The Inmate follows Brooke who is a nurse. She’s recently taken a new nursing job at a local prison. The kicker is that one of the inmate’s she’ll now have to treat is her childhood sweetheart, and he’s in prison because of her testimony.
I loved the premise of this one. I overall had a good time with it, but did find the writing and character’s dialogue a bit lacking. This was very much written in a “tell not show” manner and I felt like a lot was repetitive. The main character Brooke is a little insufferable. She was constantly putting herself in compromising situations. 😫 Final reveal was a bit far fetched but for a quick thriller it was good! Ending leaves it open for a possible sequel 👀
The Inmate follows Brooke who is a nurse. She’s recently taken a new nursing job at a local prison. The kicker is that one of the inmate’s she’ll now have to treat is her childhood sweetheart, and he’s in prison because of her testimony.
I loved the premise of this one. I overall had a good time with it, but did find the writing and character’s dialogue a bit lacking. This was very much written in a “tell not show” manner and I felt like a lot was repetitive. The main character Brooke is a little insufferable. She was constantly putting herself in compromising situations. 😫 Final reveal was a bit far fetched but for a quick thriller it was good! Ending leaves it open for a possible sequel 👀
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Minor: Bullying, Car accident, and Death of parent
abanana101's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, and Pregnancy
bookshelfalice's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.5
So awful. I don’t know how it has so many stars. The main character is beyond stupid and spends the entire book ignoring any and all warning signs no matter how many times this gets her hurt.
She comes across as incredibly pick-me ‘she looked like a clown, luckily I wasn’t wearing as much makeup as her’ ‘I thanked my cheerleading for keeping me so skinny so I could fit through this gap’
Every plot point of the book is transparent and boring, the author lays out every possible avenue in the MC’s internal monologue like she has no respect for her audience or their critical thinking skills. The only slight mystery comes in the last ten minutes which I only reached because I can’t bring myself to leave a book unfinished.
Spoiler below that I just had to get off my chest.
Doesn’t think once about what’s beneficial for her or her son - ‘hey let’s bring this guy into my sons life - oh he’s killed someone? Huh, let’s get another guy out of prison and immediately invite him to stay with us instead’
She comes across as incredibly pick-me ‘she looked like a clown, luckily I wasn’t wearing as much makeup as her’ ‘I thanked my cheerleading for keeping me so skinny so I could fit through this gap’
Every plot point of the book is transparent and boring, the author lays out every possible avenue in the MC’s internal monologue like she has no respect for her audience or their critical thinking skills. The only slight mystery comes in the last ten minutes which I only reached because I can’t bring myself to leave a book unfinished.
Spoiler below that I just had to get off my chest.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Stalking, and Murder
juliaarcisz's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
heidi_84'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship
jordanhallie's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Murder
irelandcook's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
Fairly predictable, but a good fast weekend read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting
Minor: Sexual content and Alcohol
jwag2016's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I hate to admit this is my first Freida McFadden read, but here we are and I’m only upset I didn’t start sooner (in my defense, her books have been on my shelf…)
I don’t often get caught off guard with endings, but the plot twists this book took were unreal. I enjoyed every twist, turn and fork in the road. My only complaint is that it is a very simple writing style for the intense content, but I don’t necessarily find that to be a flaw. Rather, they are reads I can pick up whenever, no matter how tired I may be.
4/5 ⭐️
I don’t often get caught off guard with endings, but the plot twists this book took were unreal. I enjoyed every twist, turn and fork in the road. My only complaint is that it is a very simple writing style for the intense content, but I don’t necessarily find that to be a flaw. Rather, they are reads I can pick up whenever, no matter how tired I may be.
4/5 ⭐️
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Violence, and Murder
bookclubtrivia's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Didn’t love the twist. Seems like it was setting it up to be something more interesting.
Also, the characters/dialogue just felt shallow.
It was a quick easy read, but not anything remarkable.
Also, the characters/dialogue just felt shallow.
It was a quick easy read, but not anything remarkable.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and Murder
jazlynenns's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-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
2.75
The main character is incredibly gullible and trusts anyone who validates her to be around her son. She doubts and gaslights herself throughout the book and completely misses very big hints that things aren’t right. The ending was odd and Josh’s epilogue was the only part that surprised me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Gun violence and Gaslighting
Minor: Stalking, Car accident, and Pregnancy