Amy has been dreading her evening working on Ward D, the hospital’s inpatient mental health unit. There are very specific reasons why she never wanted to do this required overnight rotation. Reasons nobody can ever find out.

It's a re-release of a 2023 book. I didn't love this one, felt repetitive.

Thanks for the ARC

Thank you to Poisoned Pen Press and Netgalley for the opportunity to review this book. I have read a number of Freida McFadden books and this one was one certainly an adrenaline rush! As the main character works to complete an overnight shift in a psych ward for her schooling, the assignment goes from bad to worse. With a number of quirky and questionable characters, McFadden does an amazing job at leading the reader to both believe and doubt what they are reading. This was literally a locked room mystery that delivered! With an interesting and entertaining cast of characters one wonders what is real and what is not. I loved the constant change of events and the way the main character deduces the situations to shape her actions. This was very relatable which made the story more believable. Psych patients and medical workers alike comprised a tangled cast that kept the reader guessing. I was rooting for the main character throughout, as I questioned the situations with her right up to the ending. It was a wild ride and the epilogue really iced the cake! This is a can't miss for suspense/thriller fans.

The main character is stuck for her first overnight in psych ward. As the night unfolds so do the scary kooky characters. For some reason no one wants to be there when the lights go out. I can’t imagine why. Let’s just say that not everyone makes it out alive and there is a juicy twist that makes it all worth it.

I am a huge fan of Freida McFadden and really enjoyed this book it was fast-paced and a quick read. I know our library customers will enjoy it as well. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced readers' copy.

I enjoyed this book. It was very McFadden with the twists and tense atmosphere. The story was well paced and fun. It's a fast paced thriller about a medical student who must survive the night shift in a mental health unit of a hospital. Patients and staff keep disappearing which forces the medical student to relive her haunted past. It was fun, in McFaddens' trademark style. My two minor complaints were that is was a bit predictable, and the portrayal of the mentally ill patients was a bit archaic. Otherwise, a good read.

Thank you Poisoned Pen Press for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

Amy Brenner is a medical student, her biggest hope to become a doctor in anything but psychiatry. With a past like hers, she wants to stay completely away from people's minds. That is until she is forced to spend a night on Ward D, the locked psychiatric ward at the hospital she is a resident at. The last time she was in Ward D was decades ago, and she wishes more than anything that she didn't have to go back. And now that her ex-boyfriend shows up to work with her, and rumors of a dangerous patient roam the halls, will she survive this night?

This is such a typical Frieda McFadden book: psychological thriller, twist in the 3rd act, and revealing characters flaws in the last paragraph and sentences of the book - and I still ate it up in two sittings. Her books never cease to be fast paced and gripping in a way that makes you want to keep reading to know what happens next, though I did fully guess one of the massive plot twists in this book. They aren't the most well-written prose, but that's not why people read her books, including me. I liked our main character Amy enough, but I will admit that she could have been much more fleshed out or grown at least a little in the story. There were a lot of characters introduced in this book as well, like the psych patients and side characters, and keeping them straight while going through the story was a bit difficult. Overall, a good thriller novel with twists and turns.

I've heard so much from Freida McFadden, and Ward D is the first book I read from her. I had high expectations because of how widely her other books got and my co-workers recommended me them, but I personally found this book quite predictable sometimes. I didn't quite like the writing style, and just kept reading because my curiosity got the best of me and I wanted to know what would happen next, to see if maybe my thoughts and theories would be wrong and I'd get an incredible plot twist. If you're looking for a light thriller to make time pass by, Ward D it's an option.

I’m a big fan of Freida McFadden’s novels. Each one is addictively readable and every ending contains twists you never expected. Highly recommended to thriller readers.

Ward D felt like it took the long way to get to the
heart of the story. Figuring out “who done it” wasn’t hard either. Just not a suspenseful story.
It kept my interest but not to the point I wanted to keep reading it non-stop.

I LOVE Freida McFadden but just like with any author you’re not going to always love every book.

Can’t wait to see what’s next by this author.

A great creepy read! I quite enjoyed this new one from Freida McFadden! A psychological book based in a psych ward, it’s a setting to freak you out!

I have loved Freida McFadden books ever since I first stumbled upon her books. Ward D is no different. As a fan of McFadden’s, her books always have many twists and turns and just when I think I know what is going on, a twist appears and makes me rethink the entire story. The story focuses on Amy, who as a medical student has to do an overnight rotation on Ward D - the mental health ward. Amy, who is already nervous, begins to notice signs that something may be very wrong in this ward. As the night continues, people start to vanish and Amy knows that the only way she will survive the night is to trust in her instincts.

A med student, Amy, is required to do an overnight shift at a psychiatric ward. Shortly after arrival for her shift, Amy finds out that dangerous patient has been placed in a seclusion room for everyone’s safety (he threatened to kill everyone on the ward). Did I mention a childhood friend also resides on this floor?
Quick read but not one of her best in my opinion. It was predictable which really bummed me out….this author usually keeps me guessing all the way through.

Exactly what you want from a Freida McFadden - suspense, mystery, and a plot that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Super fast read, plenty of twists and turns. Listen, is it fine literature? No. Is it fun? Yes.
This latest version corrects issues with previous publications. I had a ton of fun reading it.

I read this in 2023, it is not a new book. You can get it free on kindle unlimited. The book is typical Frieda, fast paced, easy read.

Another winner by Freida McFadden. She always shocks me! I read it in two days. There were lots of twists and turns. But the biggest twist was on the last two pages!

I love Freida McFadden's writing, and I especially love the fact that I could read this book in one sitting. Ward D is another fun popcorn-like read, where the plot moves fast, and the setting doesn't have to be realistic to work. I think that's what I enjoyed the most about this book. For me to enjoy a book, I don't need to believe whether the plot could or could not happen in real life, so once the reader gets past that, it's a fun read. This is another psychological thriller from the author that was a solid read. I enjoyed all the characters, alternating timelines of the past and present, plot twists, and all the suspenseful thrills. It's what you expect from Freida!

Thank you to Poisoned Pen Press and NetGalley for this ARC!

Trapped on an overnight shift in the mental ward, medical student Amy Brenner struggles with her own insecurities and paranoia about the assignment. Or is she valid in her misgivings? Another quick paced mystery from Freida McFadden.

Amy is dreading her night working as a medical student in the Ward D, which is the mental health unit. She has her reasons for that and they are very specific. She also wants to keep her reasons secret. Patients and staff start to disappear and she is sure that her worst nightmare is coming true. Thanks to @NetGalley for the ARC of this book.

Quick read as always. Not my favorite of her books. Unlikeable characters and did not enjoy the descriptions of some of the mentallyill

Amy, a medical student, is assigned an overnight rotation to Ward D- the psych ward. She soon learned that things don’t feel right, but what is going on? At the night passes so do patients. Where are they disappearing to and who is really who. It seems everyone is not who they seem. Follow the twists and turns until the end which turns once more.