Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

Want to Know a Secret? by Freida McFadden

9 reviews

antidietleah's review against another edition

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

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging 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

I love an untrustworthy narrator, but this didn't work for me as well as it could have. I feel like the best untrustworthy narrators are ones in which you get basically the whole story but in a severely biased bent. In this book, you get the story from April for the first about half of the book, and then the narrator turns to Julia in the second half of the book. So you assume

that April is telling the whole truth initially, and then you doubt her when Julia starts talking, and it becomes clear that that is the actual truth. Which was a little disappointing because I like a little doubt.

But then you realize that

April has been leaving all kinds of events out of her story, which is just like. Oh. And you feel a little left out.

Also I really hated both narrators lol with their classist and annoying selves.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

Minor: Body shaming, Gun violence, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

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

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

jasecordova's review

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Dementia, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

lethridge's review

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

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

katyannreads's review

mysterious tense

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, and Kidnapping

xnolakola's review against another edition

mysterious 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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder and Infertility

Minor: Death of parent