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If you liked the books The Housemaid and The Housemaids Secret, put in your calendar March 4 for this one. And you’ll need to be ready for a WILD ride! I was so excited I was able to read and review this book early. She has been a new favorite author of mine, and I can’t wait to read more of her books. I hope this book becomes a movie- it kept me on the edge, and I was totally blindsided! Such great writing all the way through.

Review: A young mom with a son, desperate for a job, takes the first available- a nurse in a prison. They tell her from the start “Do not get close to any of the inmates”, but little did they know she put one of them there. Her story is heartbreaking, and you just empathize with her so deeply. Each chapter goes back to high school, a party that turned deadly, her family divided, and her second guessing if she put the right person behind bars. The nightmares of that night, the current events and people she runs into while returning to her home town were that night in high school happened. So many twists, turns, and shocking new details come out each chapter. One minute you think you know for sure, and you’re totally blindsided the next- over and over! My husband even enjoyed this one (as I kept updating him on plot changes) and couldn’t believe the ending either. Add it to your TBR!

THIS. BOOK. literally left me guessing until the very end. Freida is the queen of twists. Love this read and will be recommending it to all of my friends and family!

Freida has done it again, every single book she writes is absolutely incredible!!

This book was so addictive and I could not put it down. The plot twists were so incredibly thought out and so unexpected, when you think you know what’s going to happen next, everything changes and really you have no idea what’s going to happen!

This book was so well written, Freida’s writing is amazing. This is a must read for everyone!

Wow! What a twisty ride! I did not know who was trustworthy. Did Shane really commit those murders eleven years ago? Or was it Tim and was Brooke wrong in accusing Shane. Someone is a liar and I couldn’t put this book down until all was revealed at the end. Did Brooke make some poor choices? Yes. She should not have gone to work at the prison in the first place. In fact, she should have not come back to Raker at all, despite doing it to protect her son from those awful bullies. But then it would have been a boring book. And this definitely was not. Many twists abound and I really liked reading this story. I am going to have to read more of her books now!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of this book to read and review.

I've heard a lot of great things about Freida McFadden's books, so I was very excited to receive a copy! The premise was interesting - Brooke, a nurse practitioner, takes a job at a maximum security prison which houses her ex-boyfriend, Shane, who attempted to murder her 10 years ago.

Unfortunately, I was not a fan. There were way too many unbelievable plot holes and most of the decisions that the FMC made were absolutely ridiculous. I found myself flipping pages just to get to the end.

I have higher hopes for McFadden's other works, but this was not the read for me.

The Inmate was a quick read with some twists and turns. It was a little predictable and I had no love for the MC. It felt like I was reading a young adult book. Not my favorite Freida McFadden book.

the concept immediately drew me in as a psychological thriller girlie ✌🏼 the newest doctor in a prison is one of the inmate’s ex … and she’s the one who put him there.. like first of all, girl are you crazy? should you be committed too? you could not pay me millions of dollars for me to work at a prison where my ex-boyfriend is committed for murdering my best friends …

other than the clear bonk on the head the MC desperately needs, this story projected just the way I expected. the boyfriend pleads his innocence and suddenly, the MC is doubting everything she saw and experienced that night 👀 and it really had me doubting every single character too!!!

when it came to the ending, though, it completely fizzled out. I knew exactly what was coming and how this entire situation would resolve, and it was seriously the MC’s own stupidity that led this entire story to begin with.

I wished I was more surprised and gut punched like I have been with freida’s other books, but this one was still a fast-paced invested thriller for me!

thank you to netgalley and poisoned pen press for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review !!

rating: 3 stars
wine pairing: napa valley zinfandel

When I say this book had me in a chokehold… I am not kidding😳 I honestly could not put it down! The chapters were short and filled with drama and cliffhangers, making it so easy to carry on reading.

I could not have foreseen the twists and turns thrown at me throughout this book and they just kept coming.

I would recommend this book purely for the jaw dropping epilogue😳 This is when I knew it was a 5 star read for me.

I received this ARC from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I honestly really enjoyed this… until the twist. I really appreciated that I truthfully didn’t know who to trust while reading, but the twist was a stretch for me. It didn’t seem very plausible, and I didn’t like how it ended personally. Until that point, this was my favorite of the authors that I’ve read, but she lost me in the last quarter of the book.

I’ll give it points for creativity though, I have not seen that twist elsewhere! All in all, I’ll give it 3.5⭐️ because I did really enjoy the first 3/4 of the book. A more honest review would be 4.5⭐️ beginning, 2⭐️ ending.

Possibly the best final chapter of any thriller I have read in a long time. This is a fantastic story, although it did seem a bit rushed in places, but the ending is absolutely the cherry on top. The plot is a twisty one and I changed my theory several times as I read it. I loved the two different time lines unwinding in tandem throughout the book, too,

3.5 - This book definitely kept me on my toes and I did not want to put it down. I did not see the plot twist coming at the end; however, it was kind of odd in my opinion (10-year-olds usually disclose everything to their parents). Definitely enjoyed this one :)

Freida McFadden… she did it again!! I was hooked from the very beginning. I always think I have it figured then she throws a twist. This is my ninth book I have read by her and I haven’t been disappointed once.

Reasons while I will continue to read Freida McFadden.

1. Her books are always entertaining. To me they are the perfect vacation books. I don't have to think too hard while reading while being guaranteed to be taken on a wild ride.

2. Her writing is simplistic. I mean that in a good way. There's no flowy prose. She just sets up the story and tells it.

3. Her characters are kind of like the characters in those slasher movies of the past, you know the ones who always went looking for the source of the noise? They are a little naive, a little too trusting, not always making sound decisions, but they still reel me in every time.

This is my 4th book by this writer and it checked all my aforementioned points above. Brooke escaped with her life 10 years ago in a night gone wrong when her then boyfriend seemingly went on a killing rampage, killing 3 of their friends at his home while his mom was out of town. Brooke has had a hard go of it since then, raising her son on her own and trying to stay above water financially. When the only job that gives her a callback of the many she applied to is the male penitentiary she leaps at the chance, even though it's the last place she wants to work. The last place because the boyfriend she helped convict is in inmate there.

I enjoyed it! The author does a great job with misdirection and keeping the reader on their toes. I read through this one quickly because I was intrigued with finding out exactly what happened that night and who exactly Brooke can trust. Freida always keeps me guessing and I will continue to read her work.

Brooke Sullivan starts a new job as a nurse in a high security prison. What the other staff don't know is that she actually knows one of the inmates there, her ex and father of her son, Shane. He's spending the rest of his life in jail for some gruesome murders in high school, and it was Brooke's testimony that put him there. But is everything as she remembers it?

I love a good thriller that makes me want to question everything again and again. This book was like that as well. I enjoy being proven wrong and then having to think everything through again.
So if you're looking for a tense book full of twists, this is it!

Thanks to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for making a digital advance copy of the book available for reviewing.

This was my second book by this author and it most definitely won't be the last. I loved this story, it completely hooked me. You will never know who to trust in this dark psychological thriller xx

The Inmate by Freida McFadden is a captivating thriller. It had so many twist and turns I did not see coming. Even when I thought I had everything figured out, she had me backtracking and questioning who the real murderer was. enjoyed how we saw present day, as well as 11 years ago.
There were only three survivors that night, one of whom had to be the murderer. The question was which one?
Brooke became pregnant the night of the murders and had a son named Josh, fathered by Shane. Was her high school boyfriend Shane the murderer or was it her longtime childhood best friend Tim? McFadden keeps us guessing the entire time. Brooke goes and works at the prison reconnecting with Shane after 11 years. She also begins to date Tim. One man is behind bars and she is letting the other one into her life, but is the right man behind bars??
The entire book kept me guessing and I did not see the ending coming at all. This was truly a well written book.

The Inmate reads like a Frieda McFadden book, which is good because it is a Frieda McFadden book. By that I mean that you will read it and think you have it all figured out, but then she comes back around with her plot twists and smacks you in the face to simply tell you that you're wrong about everything. This is exactly that. and it is in my humble opinion that anyone who did figure out the twist correctly read the book backwards because I never get it right!

So we have our main character Brooke who has made some poor job decisions. She should have quit and looked for another job right when she realized there was a conflict of interest, but decided not to because this is a Freida McFadden book where some suspension of reality is to be expected and I welcome it because I don't read fiction for 100% reality.

Brooke continues to make some pretty poor decisions throughout the book, getting gaslighted right and left because Shane is a smooth talker and in his opinion he is just the best ever. I thought I had him figured out, but I was wrong (typical me) which is why the snark is strong here.

I don't like leaving spoilers in reviews, so I'll leave it up to you - the reader - to pick this one up. It also wouldn't be a Freida book if you couldn't put it down once you pick it up. The Inmate delivers on this promise.

So enjoy being strapped to your seat for the next several hours while you read this book!

This is a very popular book. I was worried the hype might be too by h but I enjoyed it. It contains many thriller cliches and red herrings but the twists and turns are fantastic.

Ten years ago, Brooke Sullivan left with her son as a young mother and never looked back. One job is about to change that all.

As a newly-licensed Nurse Practitioner, Brooke reluctantly takes the only job that was offered to her- a job at Rakers Maximum State Prison. She is about to come face to face with her ex-boyfriend, Shane, for the first time since she had him sentenced to life there.

Recovering from the tragic events 10 years ago and the loss of her parents, Brooke's parents insist she sells the house and stay away from Rakers. Instead, her and her son, Josh, move into her childhood home and a town full of secrets she is trying to protect him from.

Brooke and Tim were childhood best friends, and they quickly reconnect after she moves in down the street. Brooke has only had one boyfriend, but suddenly her and Tim feel like kids again and fall in love.

Brooke is forced to see Shane at work, and she starts reliving the memories of that awful night all those years ago. Details that seem so clear when she testified are now starting to feel fuzzy, and Brooke doesn't know who to trust until it's too late. A woman will go to lengths to protect her child, no matter who it's from. Has Shane really changed or is he trying to manipulate her?

Another book of Freida's to add to my favorites! Seamlessly transitioning between present and past, Brooke tells her story of motherhood, working in the medical field, and medically treating the person who ruined her life. Even though the plot seemed unrealistic at first, Freida ties it all together to bring us a page turning psychological thriller about the lessons of motherhood, while still learning the lessons of being a daughter.

Yes she does it again ! She has yet to disappoint me with her books .Just when I think I knew the ending then bam nope I did not .This was my fifth one of hers to read and I’m trying not to read them all yet but I am on a roll with them .Her characters in this one I relate to as I am a nurse as well .Run And Do Not Pass go for this book.