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A review by obsidian_blue
The Inmate by Freida McFadden
dark
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? No
2.0
This was painful to read after a while. I thought the premise sounded good, but then you get to the third act and everything went to hell real quick. I also hated the twist that McFadden leaves us with in the end. She keeps doing that and it's so used at this point I just expect another twist in her endings which just has her as a so-so thriller writer to me at this point. There were also plot holes galore that did my head in.
"The Inmate" follows Brooke Sullivan who is now working as a nurse at the penitentiary in her hometown. Brooke though is worried that she may eventually come face to face with a man that left her for dead when they were teenagers. Brooke used to be in love with Shane Nelson and he with her, until an incident caused him to be locked up for life and Brooke ends up leaving her hometown til now. Brooke though starts to have doubts about the things she remembered and wonders if Shane has been telling the truth for the past ten years about how he is innocent.
Eh. Look, Brooke is doing the TSTL thing to the point that I was just over her. There's no logical thinking skills going on at all. The whole reason why she goes back to her hometown (when she tells you how traumatized she is) made zero sense and it's something that McFadden should have dropped. The other characters (the ones we barely get) are so underdeveloped that it's surreal.
The 'plot' was just bad in this one. Probably because as I said there were plot holes you can drive a truck into. I know that most readers find her books entertaining, but I am starting to realize that out of the Housemaid's series, she's not that great. The 'why' behind everything was so damn dumb I think I lost IQ points.
"The Inmate" follows Brooke Sullivan who is now working as a nurse at the penitentiary in her hometown. Brooke though is worried that she may eventually come face to face with a man that left her for dead when they were teenagers. Brooke used to be in love with Shane Nelson and he with her, until an incident caused him to be locked up for life and Brooke ends up leaving her hometown til now. Brooke though starts to have doubts about the things she remembered and wonders if Shane has been telling the truth for the past ten years about how he is innocent.
Eh. Look, Brooke is doing the TSTL thing to the point that I was just over her. There's no logical thinking skills going on at all. The whole reason why she goes back to her hometown (when she tells you how traumatized she is) made zero sense and it's something that McFadden should have dropped. The other characters (the ones we barely get) are so underdeveloped that it's surreal.
The 'plot' was just bad in this one. Probably because as I said there were plot holes you can drive a truck into. I know that most readers find her books entertaining, but I am starting to realize that out of the Housemaid's series, she's not that great. The 'why' behind everything was so damn dumb I think I lost IQ points.