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boba_nbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I've really enjoyed Frieda's books, but this one was the epitome of *meh* to me.
Brooke decided to move back to her childhood home and started working as a nurse in a high-security men's penitentiary. She's not supposed to be friendly with or get to know any of the inmates, but Brooke already knows one of the inmates pretty intimately. Shane is Brooke's ex-boyfriend... and the man she sent to jail 10 years ago for murdering her friends and attempting to murder her. Brooke has kept a secret from Shane all these years: they have a son together whom Shane knows nothing about. As she's reconnecting with Shane, Brooke also starts to reconnect with her childhood friend, Tim, who was also there that fateful night. Tim warns her to stay away from Shane, but Brooke can't help but wonder if she put the wrong man behind bars all those years ago.
The Inmate had one plot twist and then ANOTHER plot twist. That's what really kept me going--I wanted to see how everything turned out at the end.
I felt like some of this was a little unbelievable and that Brooke was a little too oblivious at times, but overall it wasn't a bad read. Definitely not Frieda's best but nothing to turn your nose up at, either.
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, and Death of parent
Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, Car accident, and Abortion
juliaarcisz's review against another edition
- 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
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
maggieparedesauthor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
allysonboss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Minor: Abortion
angie11290's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
Minor: Infidelity, Stalking, and Car accident
victoriasutherland's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Chronic illness, Confinement, Car accident, Abortion, and Alcohol
stephybooks_007's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Stalking and Abortion
yikeskatie_'s review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Gaslighting
Minor: Abortion
filipa_maia's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
I really enjoyed the story. Fast, compelling, mysterious and dark - just my type of book. Although, at some points, I felt like the story was going nowhere, I think that overall, and by the end, everything went that way it was supposed to. And that ending? My God, I was not expecting that! Nice!
I will definitely read her other books now.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Grief, and Car accident
Minor: Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Abortion
avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
This was a good thriller. I was bouncing back and forth between who could have done it. It was one of the guys, but I wasn't 100% sure who it was.
And the final twist with the son was interesting, though I'd figured out something was up with that little hint someone dropped.
The characters however weren't very likable for the most part, which made it a bit harder to enjoy.
Narrator Rating: 3.25 stars
The narrator was decent but pronounced some words oddly. Her voice was harder to tune out which was good. She just didn't make the book come alive as much as I would have liked.
Elemental Levels: Fluff-NA Heartfelt-4/5 Helpful-NA Horror-1/5 Inspiration-NA Love aka Romance-2/5 Mystery-4/5 Predictability-2/5 Spice-0.5/5 Suspense-3/5 Tear- 2/5 Thrill-4.5/5 Humor-0.5/5
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Abandonment