Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Ward D by Freida McFadden

17 reviews

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

vanyas's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Death, Toxic friendship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Ableism

Moderate: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Classism, Alcoholism, and Drug use

killmoore_'s review against another edition

mysterious 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

3.75

Ward D is fun. 

Throw out all of your anger about how unrealistic the medical ward setting is (we get it) and let yourself enjoy this slightly cheesy, b-movie vibe, absolutely ridiculous plotline. 

Despite having figured out the big twist about 30% in, I live for a good unreliable narrator story, and this had me second guessing our MC every step of the way. Amy is terrible, and by the end I was almost rooting for her to die.

HOWEVER. The end had me cackling. I had been so angry with how they "wrapped up" the little girl plot point that I was thrilled to have a little extra.

Despite its faults, this was a fun, fast paced read that I couldn't put down. We love Frieda.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Violence, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Medical content, Cursing, Murder, Bullying, and Mental illness

savijax's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Violence, and Medical content

Moderate: Murder, Gaslighting, Addiction, and Death of parent

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

christinewashere's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Ableism

Moderate: Murder, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical content

Minor: Drug use, Drug abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

nightmare_nini's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Body horror, Chronic illness, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Violence, Torture, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Medical trauma, and Drug abuse

gabrielle713's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Blood, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, and Medical content

caitlyn_rehs's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Confinement, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Child abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, and Medical trauma

corporealmystic's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Dementia, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Drug use, and Mental illness

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

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, and Torture