Inmate gripping psychological thriller ebook Reviews Summary

Engagement and Pacing

Pros:

• "This book had me so captivated, and I was constantly trying to put pieces together and just when I thought I had it all figured out.. boom, another curve ball."
• "The story moves along effortlessly, and it's really really well crafted, with chapters alternating between the past and present."
• "Just when you think the story will zig it zags! A few times I found myself standing in my tracks unable to do anything except devour what was on the page in front of me."
• "Once again, I could not put this book down. Excellent story telling, you always *think* you know what's going to happen but you are never correct!"
• "The first roughly half of the story kept me guessing with the which one was guilty but at a certain point it all came to light for me and I guessed whom the baddies were....just not the motive."
• "I couldn't put this down. I started reading it today and finished it in a few short hours. I'm shocked by the turn of events."
• "This book was INCREDIBLE!! There were so many twists and turns that could not be predicted. I hung on to every word in this book and there is no detail that is insignificant."
• "The twists and turns I DID NOT SEE COMING! The only reason I took away half a star was because I found Brooke to be incredibly annoying at times."

Cons:

• "It felt like the book was written by 2 different people. The first half had little in the way of character development, but the premise seemed to have potential."
• "I’ve been having a hard time with endings lately… I’d read the last words of a book, shut the book in disgust. I hate dumb endings."
• "I'm surprised to see so many 5 star reviews for this book. The plot holes are huge, the writing style is basic, the narrative is terribly repetitive."
• "This book seems to have some pretty obvious foreshadowing in it and I thought I knew where it was going but I was kept on my toes with all of the twists and turns."
• "I watched a lot of crime shows both fictional and true crime. So, the whole time I read this book I was like “I know who did this” and I followed the hints and clues, thinking YES I KNOW WHO DID THIS. Boy, was I wrong."
• "The beginning of this book gave me a ho hum attitude. As I kept reading I thought it was a nice story, then the real mystery began."
• "The second half of the book keeps you hooked! The first half is super slow I almost stopped reading."
• "This book could have been 100 pages long and been the same book. How many times is the author going to repeat herself?"

Character Development

Pros:

• "The writing was unsophisticated and at times, very juvenile. It just really fell flat for me, the ending was disappointing (especially with her son)."
• "The characters that are used to write this novel are amazing. This is a MUST READ!!"
• "I loved the book for the character development and past/present format."
• "Brooke's character grew up in a controlled environment. Her parents were extremely strict. When she started dating Shane she had to lie to her parents because they didn’t approve of him."
• "The characters were well developed. Saying a character is “hot” over and over isn’t a description and tells me nothing about them."
• "The weakness in the story is in the main character’s naivety. Pegged as a smart person able to survive NYC as an unwed mother, and then having her come back to the scene of her misfortune and miss all the clues dumped in front of her seemed unrealistic."
• "The story was good until it came to the ending. Everything seemed rushed. Also, Brooke is the problem. She caused a lot of grief that was detailed in this story."
• "I love mysterys and missing pieces.. This one the story twisted so many times With things i wasnt quite expecting. The end is what got me. Josh in the end, i was in shock."

Cons:

• "The writing itself is good and the story did keep my interest. But - I found Brooke to be irritating and naive."
• "Brooke Sullivan is a new nurse practitioner at a men's maximum-security prison. Starting from a first-person point of view (POV), the book ends up with a mashup of POVs, which diluted the plot."
• "Brooke could definitely use some therapy and communication skills, but that also helped the suspended reality."
• "The last time I read a book for fun was over a decade ago and that’s because I HAD to for school. From someone who hates reading, I LOVED this book!"
• "I love Freda McFadden writing style there seems to be so many twists and turns. This books seems very obvious at first but then takes a crazy spin, keeps its a real page turner once you get to the second half."
• "The characters and storyline were weak. The main character was really annoying and gullible. The first half of the book was ok, but the twists and turns towards the end were nonsensical."
• "When I was looking for a new book to read, "the inmate" caught my eye but I was not excited on it. When I read the reviews......I have learned in my time when a bunch of reviews say 'I couldn't put the book down' is always such an understatement when I read the book."
• "The beginning of this book gave me a ho hum attitude. As I kept reading I thought it was a nice story, then the real mystery began."