Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Coworker by Freida McFadden

4 reviews

k8lynn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

this may have to be my new favorite by Freida. i loved how you couldn't tell which narrator was the more reliable one. as per usual, she kept me guessing the whole time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

While not my favorite of her books, this one still packed a punch. All of McFadden’s novels read so easily, I fly right through them. Many of the chapters end in tiny cliffhangers and they’re short,  so it’s easy to keep plowing through the story. This thriller/mystery did not surprise me as much as some of the ones I’ve read in the past. It did have a twist, but it wasn’t an unexpected one to me so I think that dropped this book in my eyes as far as the rating goes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

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

chronicallyplotting's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Two women Dawn and Natalie are coworkers. Dawn is a little different; Natalie is the type that everyone must love. Dawn disappears, and we are left with another Freida McFadden work of art that will keep you guessing til the very end. 

This book was packed with twists and turns. Characters with secrets, a work environment like many. Characters that everyone has meet once in their life. Freida McFadden did amazing with this one! 5 Turtle 🐢 Stars ⭐️ Thank you NetGalley

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Murder