This book has me on the edge on my seat. Freida is always a must read for me. All her books are amazing. It’s a fast paced book. I finished it in one sitting. Filled with plot twists til the very end!! Highly recommend it!!

This was my first Freida McFadden book and I had a great time with it. Can't wait to read more. The premise was intriguing and I'm glad I had the opportunity to read this.

3.5 Stars

we follow brooke, who becomes an NP at a prison. the same prison where her high school sweetheart is serving out his sentence, and brooke was the one who put him there. she recently moved back to her old town and is reconnecting with people from her past. soon she is doubting how things played out all those years ago.

the ending had a lot of twists that it took me a bit to process. it was a bit much? but brooke… wow I just found her insufferable. the whole book I was just not vibing with her and felt the writing was just not good. this one was hyped up to me by a coworker but just fell totally flat

thanks to netgalley for a copy in exchange for an honest review

I always love the thrill & twist & turns of McFadden books. I was 2nd guessing everything too - who do you trust?
As usual, I have questions.
SPOILER:

How did Tim not realize what was in his basement???? That part sort of was like COME ON.
But I usually have one or two COME ON moments with McFadden books - still enjoy them though

I love Freida McFadden and her writing especially with the twists that I never see coming. This book was no exception, throughout the whole book I was trying to figure things out and self doubting thinking I was wrong and at the end I was 😂 I didn’t expect the ending what so ever and the epilogue!! Oh my god

I mean perfection on a page, need I say more. Every word was just perfection, the twists were incredible and once again left me reeling. I loved it

Thank you to Netgalley and Poisoned Pen Press for this ARC of ‘The Inmate’ by Freida McFadden.

I mean Freida McFadden wrote this. That’s all I need to say that should convince you to read it. Had me hooked from the first page. Just read it!

Brooke Sullivan returns to her hometown 10-years after surviving a murder attempt. Working in the local penitentiary, she encounters her high school sweetheart, Shane Nelson, the man her testimony convicted. Did she get the wrong man? What really happened that night? How will Brooke be able to move forward?

The Inmate was my first Freida McFadden novel but I see why she’s so popular. This thriller is a fast-paced, effortless read. Highly recommend to fans of whodunnits with twisty-turvey endings.

This sucks you in like all Frieda Mcfadden books do. I read it in one sitting! I love that you can’t guess the ending, although I’d say it was a bit of a cop out. But overall I really liked it and I couldn’t put it down

Freida McFadden writing is entertaining and thoughtful and she nails this genre so well. There were points in the book that I was frustrated with Brooke's character but if anything I give Freida the credit for writing characters in a way that can do this to you. The plot was interesting with the setting - a fun one. I recommend reading this in a dimly lit room to add to the element of suspense this book brings.

I am so glad to have found Frieda's books. I always enjoy reading them and recommend them to friends especially if you want something that you can get sucked into.

BIG thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for the ARC. Appreciate it! ♥‿♥

This was twisty to the very end. This author always delivers an entertaining thriller. This book had dual timelines.

Freida McFadden gives us another good thriller! You know what it’s about and you think you know what will happen, but don’t stop reading!
Thank you to Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen Press and NetGalley for this ARC. My review is all my own.

McFadden has done it again with a fun, popcorn thriller The Inmate! I loved that it kept me guessing until the satisfying ending. I truly could not see some of the twists and loved how the mystery unfolded. The author does a fabulous job weaving and connecting the past to the present and keeps the reader wanting more by leaving little tidbits at the end of each chapter. It was a quick read with short chapters, a well plotted storyline, that showed complex and dysfunctional relationships with well developed, complicated and troubled characters.

My rating 5 out of 5

Thanks to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for this eARC that will be released March 5 20254.

This gripping thriller pulled me in from the very first line and had me thinking, would I take a job at a maximum-security men’s prison if it was the only job I could find?!

The story is told by Brooke, our female lead, and jumps between present day, where Brooke has moved back to her hometown and 11 years ago, at a party that changed Brooke’s life forever. While there were some twists that you may have guessed or “seen coming” the book is still fast-paced enough to be very entertaining.

This is a perfect binge worthy read that packs a punch right till the very end.

Thank you to Poisoned Pen Press, NetGalley & Freida McFadden for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Miss Freida NEVER dissapoints. You think you know what your walking into but u dont. Miss Freida has my jaw on the grow and my theories in the trash, every. single. book. I do have to say tho. Never liked Tim. Man was annoying as hell. I did make my mission this year to finish all of her books. She got me into the thriller genre and im forever gratefull.

Gosh, this was so good. It was my first book of McFadden’s and I fully understand the hype around her now. This book had me in a chokehold (no pun intended). I read it in one sitting because I had to know what happened and it did NOT disappoint.

Holy mother of thriller, what. Queen of not making endings and twists you are not able to guess.

A lot of this book felt quite repetetive, quite a few of the pages were the people saying the things over and over, the FMC annoyed me pretty badly and a lot of if didnt give a whole lot of sense to me. I still gasped at the ending of this book, it made me laugh in shock and thats why this book still deserves a 4 star for me.

Freida Mcfadden gives books that is extremly quick reads, which is absolute amazing - she writes in a way to get you quickly catched to the story, and I absolute adore all the short chapters. I will for sure pick up more books from Freida!

Working in a prison, I generally avoid reading books about them... I'm glad I read this one though.
I did not see the ending coming at all. I truly thought I knew where this whole story was headed but man, I was wrong... Great read!
4.5 stars!

After 10 years away Brooke returns home when her parents tragically pass away. With her is her 10 year old son. Her parents thought it was best that Brooke stayed away from their town to hide the shame of their daughter being a mom at a young age. After applying to multiple nursing positions Brooke's only option was the local prison, where her ex boyfriend Shane is currently being held for murder. Brooke does her best to avoid having to see him since it was her testimony that put him behind bars. But when Shane ends up in the nurses suite Brooke is met with mixed feelings about him and her testimony.

Meanwhile, Brooke has reconnected with her childhood best friend Tim. Both Tim and Shane are warning her about each other causing Brooke not to know who truly was the murderer that might 10 years ago. Shane or Tim?

In a twisty back and forth whodunnit with a present storyline and a past storyline the author keeps you guessing. I definitely switched back and forth throughout this book with who I thought the killer was. The author does a great job of keeping you on the edge of your seat and second guessing yourself!

Thank you so much to Netgalley and Poisoned Pen Press for the ARC!

Thank you to Netgalley, the publishing house and the author for the opportunity to read a compliemntary copy of this book in return for a review based upon my honest opinion.

Brooke Sullivan moves back to her childhood home in a small town hoping that her 10 year old son will thrive in a new school, she takes the only job she can find as a nurse at a prison. It just turns out that the man who tried to kill her 11 years ago is housed in the same prison. What will she do if and when she comes face to face with him in her clinic, how will she feel, knowing that she once loved him and still cannot believe what he tried to do to her. Her life is slowly coming together, she finds a great babysitter, she enjoys her job and her son seems happier than he has been in a long time.

Brooke runs into her childhood best friend, Tim, who is now the assiatnt principal at the school that her son is now attending. She hasn't seen Tim since the incident 11 years ago. Can they just pick up where they left off as friends or has too much passed between them to ever be friends again. You know what they say, small towns hold big secrets, that is so true with this town. and memories can be tricky.

I love the way this author keeps you on the edge of your seat, trying to guess the story as you read. I look forward to reading her whole catalogue of books.