Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Locked Door by Freida McFadden

66 reviews

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

Moderate: Gore and Abandonment

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

just_klaudia's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

dynamicdylan's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

This my first book by this author and it won't be the last. This was still a good book and the author's writing kept me wanting to read more. However, it did go in a direction that isn't that original. I didn't guess the murderer, however.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

marietimus's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

mramos09's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder

skissih's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

angie11290's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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, Gore, Violence, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty, Blood, and Pregnancy

alex_bousquet's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

Reading this book right after reading the coworker also by freida mcfadden wasn't the right choice. It is essentially the same plot line,

the main character is being blaned for murders of someone else and keeps finding things that would convict her of murders she did not convict. Only to find out someone set her up the whole time and wants revenge

I do enjoy Freida's writing style of going from the now to the present to fully set the scene and know why the main character is the way they are now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gore, and Medical content