Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Coworker by Freida McFadden

5 reviews

dkamada's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Chilling! Fast paced and lots of twists

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Chronic illness

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

I was enjoying this book until the last chapter before the epilogue. It was like the author gave up on the story. There was so much more I was expecting it would unravel. Big disappointment!, especially given hopes many of the McFadden’s other books I really liked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting

yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Idk about this book. Although I did feel like there were many twists and the general story was interesting, some of the twists were a bit predictable and I didn’t like Dawn’s portrayal.

I liked the way the story was written switching perspectives and timelines somehow didn’t get confusing and made revealing things more impactful. Dawn is portrayed as “weird” and “strange” and “quirky” when really she displays autistic tendencies.

I don’t know how I feel about her being murderous and hell -bent on revenge. The only twists that really surprised me were Caleb being Mia’s sister, Mia being dead, and Natalie faking the threats at first. I also thought the affair was going to play a bigger role.

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I’m torn on some aspects of this book but it wasn’t bad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Gun violence, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

brianna97's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Holy mother of god… this is by far Ms. McFadden’s best book. As usual, I had not a single twist figured out until they were revealed, and none of my predictions were accurate. I am absolutely mind blown at her ability to mess with the reader’s head!!! This book was insane - please stop what you’re doing and read it RIGHT NOW.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Toxic friendship

megan_treacherousreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Blood

Minor: Self harm and Suicide