Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

The Locked Door by Freida McFadden

34 reviews

laurenellisx's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Abandonment, Torture, and Stalking

Minor: Animal cruelty

thissagreads's review against another edition

mysterious slow-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

1.75

What I thought was going to be a quick read, turned out to be a slow read because the narrator’s voice (for audio) was awful in my opinion. It was like listening to a boring news anchor- no inflection, no emotion, just monotone the ENTIRE TIME! The concept was alright, but the voice definitely deflated the “mystery/thriller” aspect. What saved this book from being a DNF was the plot twist of “who done it”:  

I had my money on Brady or Phillip but it was Harper who turned out to be her psychotic sister, who was pretending to be an admin/assistant to her and Phillip. Glad Brady was actually the good guy after all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Murder, Violence, and Gore

Minor: Kidnapping and Stalking

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

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

k8lynn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide, Violence, Torture, Blood, Gaslighting, Body horror, Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, and Medical content

emmieb98's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Stalking, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Gore, Suicide, and 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

diannasbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Death, Bullying, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death of parent, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, and Torture

amberboo61997's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

The Locked Door is a story filled with action, twists and turns, and the constant questioning of how the main character was smart enough to get a medical degree. To preface this, I like the story. Especially since the reveals at the end were unexpected (though the question of whether the ending was deserved is a debate amongst fans). I felt like the story was easy to follow while the hints to the killer were not distracting enough to take away from what was being shown. Nora, however, is probably the worst thing about the book even though in terms of main characters written by McFadden, she's one of the saintly ones with a better personality. Nora's constant bad decisions and incriminating behavior when confronting the police made me constantly question how this woman had the logic ability to become a doctor. Either way, she's not the worst yet not the best. But her character doesn't distract me enough from the overall story to be unbearable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Violence, Stalking, and Gore

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