A review by obsidian_blue
Ward D by Freida McFadden

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

1.0

I got nothing. The main character was exhausting and also, we are doing the TSTL thing to the point that I was hoping for a different ending because Amy was so painfully obtuse it hurt after a while. Typical McFadden book, follow heroine to some really dumb plot, heroine flashes back to high school to some character who is important to said plot, lather rinse repeat, twist, and then other twist. This was just not good in any way shape or form. I just got sick of the plot holes and the exhaustion of the whole thing. Not McFadden's best by a long shot. 

"Ward D" follows medical student, Amy Brenner. She is going to be locked in overnight at a psychiatric facility as part of her rotation. The location has a Ward D where she is very scared to be in because of who is housed there. As the night goes on, Amy is confronted with someone from her past and the possibility that someone very dangerous is on the loose. 

This could have been a fun version of "And Then There Were None" but nope. This was just pretty bad from beginning to end. Amy is not written well. McFadden also has her saying the same things over and over again about Cameron to the point I didn't want to hear about him anymore. And also what we find out messes with the whole ending because it does not make sense in context of what the character had been saying. And no unreliable narrator does not work here, it just seemed to be something that McFadden ignored because hey she wanted to just have her twists. Also, the whole thing about American cheese was weird and not true. I didn't even know where that came from and each time I was like....so she's too poor to just buy a damn sandwich that is not 2 years old cheese? Anyway, moving on.

Other characters we get introduced to are not developed at all. 

The plot was thin and the whole explanation for things and certain characters was messy as hell. 

The ending made me roll my eyes.