Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Locked Door by Freida McFadden

35 reviews

anasapo'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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, and Murder

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

charlotte_helen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Another gripping thriller from Freida McFadden with lots of twists, turns and tension to keep you guessing until the very end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

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

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

5.0

This was an incredible book. I think I’ve guessed the twist every single time and I just haven’t, every single twist had my jaw on the ground, and I had a great time trying to guess! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Suicide, Torture, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death and Pregnancy

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

lydiavsbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

My favourite Freida McFadden so far. This was a really fun time, very tense and fast paced and I read about two thirds of it in one day. I really enjoy serial killer thrillers, much more than domestic thrillers which is why I think this one worked really well for me, especially with the added copycat whodunnit which is always a good time. 

At times I found the main character a little inconsistent, but I'm not reading a thriller for the character work so it really wasn't a big deal. Overall a very solid thriller that had me very invested, and one I would be quick to recommend.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Torture, and Murder

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Fatphobia

readingtotravel's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Suicide, and Torture