Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Locked Door by Freida McFadden

6 reviews

kcutting's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

If I could give more than five stars I would! A MUST read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Bullying, Murder, Physical abuse, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Blood, and Child abuse

aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Stalking, Torture, Death, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

greatexpectations77'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

3.5

This had the signature McFadden twist, but it felt a little unfinished. Like there was information and threads without explanation. Also, the narrator was not my favorite. Also can't cope with a millennial character who just hasn't heard of a farmers' market? Like get real lol 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Medical content, Death of parent, and Blood

Minor: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Suicide

keeparas's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

3.75

I probably would have rated this book a 4.5 if I read it instead of listening to it. The narrator ruined a lot of this book. The storyline itself is a classic McFadden with a twist I thought I figured out, but didn't see coming. One of her better ones, honestly. But the narrator was horrible. She made the characters sound angry and argumentative the entire time. I will definitely be staying away from books narrated by her in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Murder, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment and Gore

Minor: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.75

Why am I reading these books that clearly aren’t for me?

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Deadnaming, Torture, Vomit, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Drug use, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual assault, Cancer, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

aya09x's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Blood, Suicide, Murder, Violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Child abuse, and Car accident