Ward D: A gripping psychological thriller Paperback – January 1, 2023

Loved this book. Read it in 4 hours!! I love how there is something captivating in each chapter, and the drama isn’t only in the last few pages like most thrillers. Audibly said, “NO WAY!” after hitting the big twist. Easy read, but couldn’t put it down. 10/10! Can’t wait to start another one of her books.

• A well-written story about Amy (a medical student) and her overnight stay in a psych ward and meeting the denizens therein. The story has excellent pace, with great little cliffhangers at the ends of each chapter to keep you turning the pages. I inhaled this book in a very short time (which is something very rare for me). I loved the incredible pace McFadden was able to maintain, slowly increasing the tension throughout the story. The twists she inserted in the story were also excellent, most of which I did not see coming.• I liked the variety of characters, as well as their uniqueness and vulnerability. Spider-Dan was funny and very memorable, as was Jade. But the other characters (particularly Amy’s ex-boyfriend Cameron and Dr. Beck) could’ve used more description and backfilling. Even the main character, Amy, kind of fell into this bucket for me. In the end, I wasn’t as frightened for Amy as I’d hoped to be when I started the book. Perhaps that’s because I didn’t feel that much attached to her (a fault of the author for not tying me emotionally to Amy).• Overall, I liked the book. It was a fun, exciting read, and a very fast one. At times, though, I found it too unbelievable (the author even admits to some of this in the introduction, that such things would never happen in a psych ward).• The ending wasn’t wholly unexpected, but it does give a satisfying jolt to the reader. While the denouement was necessary, it was just a tiny bit too lengthy for my tastes, and the final handful of paragraphs were just too trite. I think if the author had left the story “on the high road” and not gone down an all-too-familiar finale, it wouldn’t have left me with a final tepid taste.

Unexpected twists and turns at every chapter! Definitely an amazing must read!!! A cliffhanger and very well versed in terminology!

This one just wasn't my favorite. It was well written, well done - but I saw the twist coming so early on - I was kind of hoping I was wrong, though.Amy Brenner, a med student, is required to spend the night in Ward D for her rotation. Ward D just so happens to be the hospitals inpatient unit for mental health, a place Amy has visited once before and swore to never go to again. Some of the hospital's most dangerous patients reside there, and the ward is locked - requiring a code to get in and out.After much reluctance and dread, Amy heads to the ward for her shift, and finds her ex boyfriend there to boot. When checking in on the patients, Amy meets some who are terrified they wont make it through the night, all dreading the same person - a person who is confined in a special seclusion room. Amy also happens to recognize one of the names in the unit - one who knows too much about Amy's past. As the hours tick by, people start to go missing, and Amy has few people she can trust. Will she make it through the night?I thought the overall story was good - but the fast that I knew what was coming from when Amy sent her first text message, I was a little deflated by everything. Not only that, but some of the descriptions of the patients and mental health in general seemed a bit outdated. I did like the twist on the very last page - that was a good way to end it!Overall, not my favorite, but definitely worth a read!

Ward D was a quick intriguing read! I liked our characters even though I didn’t know who to trust half the time. The storyline/characters really make you go back and forth on who you should be really trusting, who lying, and what’s really going on at the ward. Freida mcfadden does a really good job of writing interesting characters that truly make you flip flop on who to take seriously. I hadn’t guessed what was happening but I did have a bit of a suspicion with some of the characters. I also liked the ending/epilogue it was a nice addition plus it could kind of be interpreted as open ended (at least to me) as I can imagine how things would play out further down the line. Overall I liked how things had played out, the twist and characters were both enjoyable to read. It was a fun thrilling novel that keeps you guessing!

Never disappointed with Freida's books. It had the right amount of mystery and plenty of characters to have you guessing, but not enough to confuse you either.

This book took suspense to a new level. The twist and turns of the story only adds to the suspense and once you hit chapter 40ish the suspense sky rockets and you can kiss putting this book down.Definitely recommend!I read this book in two days during one of the busiest time of my summer and I can confidently say I would do it all again.As a someone who normally reads romance this has made me want to read more mystery and definitely more of this author. So grab your tissues and a comfy spot and take the ride of a lifetime with this astonishing story that is sure to surprise you with every turn of the page.

I don’t think I’ve ever hated a FM book. Some are cheesy, some are predictable but almost every one is enjoyable. This book kept me interested the whole time and definitely had twists and WTF moments I didn’t see coming.