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Ward D by Freida McFadden

17 reviews

theycallmerash's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This book was very exciting, nerve wracking, and tense! Some information about the narrator makes her seem somewhat unreliable which is always a fun read in my opinion. Of course it wouldn't be Freida without a big twist (and another one at the very end that you weren't expecting!)
I did take a point away for some of the mental health portrayals and a couple stretches past the imagination. 
But otherwise this was an interesting read with lots of shocking twists!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

nicolecoyle's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Dementia and Fire/Fire injury

grace33's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

lifeofchrstnlvly's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Drug use and Dementia

bookedandbusy'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

I really enjoyed this one! It had me hooked from the start as always and I could not stop reading! Her plot twists are always incredible and I did partially guess it this time! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Suicide, and Murder

sharlapeggy's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow. What a book. Brilliant. I’m still reeling. Twists and turns galore. One of the best Freida McFadden books I’ve read so far!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

laurensbookshelf_reads'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Dementia, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Dementia, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

sarah_amy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

This is my third Frieda McFadden book after The Housemaid books. It is comparatively not as shocking and twisted, but still very suspenseful and mysterious. Couldn't wait to find where it was going and what was true!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury

sierrabowers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I can’t tell if the audiobook reader is what makes me feel like some of the book is cringy, but I also think the narrator is just stupid. I know that the plot of this book makes her second guess herself, and I even thought it was an unreliable narrator trope because of what had been done to her. But in the end, it was completely different than what I thought. Overall I still enjoyed the book, but I would have rather read the paper copy so the audiobook voice didn’t ruin it. Freida McFadden always uses her so in the future I think I’ll just read her books in paper or ebook form 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail