Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Want to Know a Secret? by Freida McFadden

10 reviews

emkschneider's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Suicide, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming and Dementia

brynhayes's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Violence, Dementia, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

sharlapeggy's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

3.0

A good book. Good twists and turns, some of them unexpected. Not one of my favourites by her as it didn’t grip me immediately but it was a good one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

antidietleah's review

dark mysterious medium-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infertility and Infidelity

landofkate's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

akcurtis's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

Not my favorite by this author. April was annoying. I got tired of reading "My secret....".

I enjoyed the perspective twist and the misdirection, but it just didn't have the appeal or depth of many of her other books.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

 Narrator Rating: 4.0 stars 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Dementia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content and Pregnancy

rsagarin's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

lethridge's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Great quick read. The twists and turns keep you guessing. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Infertility, Violence, Dementia, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

monicabach's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

Loved it! The characters are so annoying in a reality show kind of way. I never ever saw the twist coming. Thoroughly enjoyed hating these characters. What is April’s deal with shoving desserts down everyone’s throats? Why do April and Julie say they’re best friends when they clearly hate each other? This book is so crazy and frustrating…in the best way! This is my eighth book by Queen Frieda and this one definitely ranks at the top.

Content: frequent mild cussing, a couple F bombs, a handful of taking the Lord’s name in vain. No graphic sexual content or disturbing violence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: Infertility and Violence