Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Locked Door by Freida McFadden

137 reviews

riminipowell's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

Eleven year old Nora had no idea that her father was murdering women in their basement until the police showed up at their door. Twenty six years later, she’s a well respected surgeon, and two of her patients wind up dead in the same brutal way her father carried out his slayings… but he’s in prison, right?

I’ll be honest, I am a little disappointed by the ending. Based on other Freida McFadden books, I thought I was going to be blown away by the plot twist, but it felt a bit random to me. There was so much potential. I enjoyed the past and present plot lines. But it felt like I was getting through almost all of the book before any real truths came to light. Not my favourite book of hers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

desiredisasters's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Love Freida’s writing! This isn’t as good (IMO) as the Housemaid but it kept me guessing until the end. 

And the last page definitely added something I would have never guessed! 

Can’t wait to read another one by her! ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

hgriesmer's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

kassidypf13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder

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

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

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

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

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

zoedonn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

reghan_32's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Violence, and Medical content

Minor: Gun violence and Suicide

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