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The Locked Door by Freida McFadden

13 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

rene_reads02's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

Aside from the main character this book had a lot of potential. But I felt like a lot of the choices she made were just so horribly stupid it made her unlovable as a character.

Like even if you thought someone could be framing you

…the choices she was making made her look awful. Straight dumb and you’re supposed to be a doctor ma’am? I felt like I was yelling at her the entire book. The overall storyline is actually good if you can get over the personality of the main character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Death, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Animal death, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Fatphobia, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

jennshelfishlife's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Grief, Bullying, and Suicide

Minor: Domestic abuse, Stalking, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Gun violence

pippamillerxoxo_'s review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, Violence, Medical content, Car accident, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Blood, Bullying, Gore, and Gun violence

jadencove's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Violence, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Torture, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Death, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

rsagarin's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Suicide, Infidelity, and Stalking

arebs's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

Freida McFadden writes in a way that keeps you hooked from page one. Even though Nora isn’t the most lovable character, you know she’s the way she is because of her childhood. I have to say the twist ruined everything that was built up for me, I actually laughed out loud at the reveal and the dialogue that followed. Regardless, I had an amazing time reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Medical content

Moderate: Body horror, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Suicide

book_reader_lover's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.5

Freida McFadden is fast becoming one of my faves.  Her books, at least the ones I have read, have kept me interested from the first page.  In 'The Locked Door,'  Nora Davis is a surgeon, but she has a secret she hopes no one finds out.  The only problem, someone knows her secret.  Whoever it is is setting her up to take the wrap.  If she tells her secret, what will others think?  Who is setting her up?  I don't want to say anything else bc I want you to enjoy this book as much as I did.

😊 Happy Reading 😊

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#thelockeddoor

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Murder

Minor: Stalking and Physical abuse

david6248's review against another edition

dark 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Body horror, Abortion, Murder, Violence, Suicide, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Death, Car accident, Blood, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Death of parent

knitwitte8's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.25

I'm realising I'm not a huge Freida fan - the writing is predictable and sometimes cringey. The occasional plot twists are interesting. I got this from Libby while waiting for some holds. 

I did enjoy the format between past time and current, as well as the epilogue.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Blood, and Violence