Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

A Criada by Freida McFadden

75 reviews

sarahunabridged's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Body horror, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Torture, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death and Murder

emilyroseh's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Gaslighting

Minor: Toxic friendship

bumblebuss's review against another edition

dark

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

My favorite thing about this book was I didn't have to pay for it, because otherwise I would've regretted the money spent in addition to the time reading it. Not only are the characters shallow, underdeveloped and unlikable, the plot relies on harmful tropes that villainize victims of abuse and people who struggle with their mental health. There is also some weird racism thrown in as it relates to the groundkeeper. This is bad enough, but there are a frustrating amount of plot holes and completely nonsensical occurrences that make it clear the author was going for plot twists and shock value over writing anything actually entertaining or interesting to read. This was nothing thrilling about this book, but it certainly kept me guessing--guessing how it could possibly be so highly rated and why anyone would waste their time with the sequels. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Body horror

chrysanthxmum's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse

hollagreen's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

A quick, juicy read! Liked it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Gaslighting

andieobrien99's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is my second Frieda book and all I can say is wow! What a twist! I can honestly say I didn’t see it coming! 
Can’t wait to read the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

melitorian'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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Body horror, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

lexithelion's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I loved this book. It’s incredibly straightforward which makes the multiple twists hard to see coming. I didn’t give it 5 stars because it was a little too straightforward and some of the twists were pretty easy to guess, but it is an incredibly dark story and a hard book to put down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content and Classism

readwithsophsx's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sierraclimbs'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

2.0

I hate read this book… it was my choice for book club this month so I felt obligated to finish it. But boy did I not enjoy this book. I definitely seem to be in the minority, so I’m glad it’s working for most people. 

I saw the main “twist” from the first 50pgs. I did not appreciate people thinking with their sex drive rather than their brain. The ending was so convoluted & unrealistic. I have so many tabs throughout the entire book noting things that make no sense (to me). 

I dunno… I’m sad it didn’t work for me because so many people love it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Child abuse, Infertility, and Blood