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waterbear0821's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
sleeping_unicorn's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
bookworm_43's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
assesgrass's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
aas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Gore, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
sam019's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
tspice24's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicide
savvyrosereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Dr. Nora Davis has a secret—her father is serving life in prison as a convicted serial killer. But when Nora’s patients start being killed in a manner that mimics her father’s crimes, her well-kept secret threatens to come to light.
I love a good serial killer novel, so I had high hopes for this one and was immediately engaged with the premise. Overall, The Locked Door was super fast-paced and enjoyable, with lots of mini cliffhangers and a few pretty good twists in the end. I also loved the cat, who honestly earned this book an entire extra half-star in my rating.
I did feel like this book required a decent amount of suspension of disbelief, and left a few too many unanswered questions for my tastes. A few of the details/plot choices also felt unnecessary, and I didn’t love the way the plot resolved. But, all of that said, I was pretty consistently entertained, and I will likely be checking out McFadden’s other titles in the future, so I’d call it a pretty solid read!
Recommended if you like: fast-paced thrillers; serial killer stories; quick reads.
CW: Death/murder; kidnapping/torture; suggestions of animal cruelty; suicide/death of parent; domestic abuse.
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, Torture, and Kidnapping