A review by semi
The Inmate by Freida McFadden

mysterious 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? No

2.0

if i EVER have to read the words “i lope you” again…im gonna give the author a reason to incarcerate me. this book was so absurd in the worst ways possible to the point that it was giving lifetime movie production.

and if i knocked on brooke’s (the mc) skull, there would be an echo. not a single thought in that head of hers and not a single sense of self preservation.
what makes it worse is that she would literally put her child in harms way for no good reason. like she’s under the impression that her ex killed her years ago and upon their first reunion she’s so willing to push it to the side because she finds him hot…i beg please stand up. and to just let him walk away with your son in the woods unsupervised?? she needs to get her act tgt. and despite literally every single person in her life (especially people she’s known right out the womb) telling her that her ex is an odd character whose done bad stuff, she is still surprised that he’s an odd character whose done bad stuff…


i also found the romance between both the guys to be so heavy-handed and the dialogue to be so forced. they all had the chemistry of wet fish on cardboard. 

then all the major plot points were a bit too convenient that it took me out the story. like i understand we got a plot to keep, but the hoops and bounds the author went through to make unconvincing plot twists was so…

but since i want to end this on a positive note—josh. the only character that kept me sane.
but then the epilogue happened, which can be a hit or miss for ya. personally i found it fun if i didn’t think too hard about it