panI think this is the least thrilling book I've read by Freida McFadden. At times, I found myself skipping chapters because nothing significant was happening. While the overall plot is interesting—especially the twist where the captors turn out to be the saviors—the subplots felt weak and failed to hold my attention. The pacing dragged in places, and the suspense that usually defines McFadden‘s work just wasn‘t there for me in this one. 🎧
pickI‘ve missed you, Litsy! The last two months have been…wild. Two deaths in the family, a new job, and a week-long hospital stay 🫨 Anyway .. back to reading. This book was SO GOOD. Loved the POV, the back and forth, the plot twists, the flow of events, the believability..but yes, the end could‘ve been stronger and the book longer.
pickSpoiler Alert 🚨 4 Stars • In The Surrogate Mother by Freida McFadden, Abby Adler, desperate for a child, agrees to let her assistant, Monica, be a surrogate using Monica‘s eggs and Abby‘s husband Sam‘s sperm. Strange events unfold—Monica‘s odd behavior, Abby‘s failed drug test, and her firing. Abby uncovers Monica and her biological mother Gertie‘s plot to frame her and steal Sam. ⬇️
pick4 Stars • Freida McFadden‘s Do You Remember? is a taut psychological thriller about Tess Strebel, who, after a car accident, wakes daily with no memory of the past decade. Living with Graham, who claims to be her husband, Tess receives a cryptic warning, unraveling his deceptive control over her life. McFadden‘s fast-paced narrative, driven by Tess‘s unreliable perspective, uses sharp twists and foreshadowing effectively.
pickLucky for me Hoopla added the 7-8 Frieda audiobooks I haven‘t read yet. This one was interesting. Tess wakes up every day unable to remember everything that happened the past 7 years. Lots of interesting twists & turns along the way as she tries to figure out what is happening to her. 4⭐️
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pickMay 10, 2025 YASSS I reached my goal of finishing the book! 2 day record. I read the book in almost 2 whole sittings... I read majority of the book yesterday and the rest of it today. Thriller by Freida McFadden is NEVER a miss. She starts out right away with the main character and what happens to them. Then she adds new characters along the way. In between she tries to tease the reader and make the reader think who is guilty. 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
May 9, 2025 Will Tegan be able to reach a hospital in time for her baby to be born?? She is eight months pregnant and can hardly move around comfortably. She has asked Polly WHEN she can leave for the hospital and Polly says the same thing over and over. Is Hank making her say the same thing to Polly by promising her but then tricking her??? I hope Tegan does not die in their basement that is so dark and cold
May 9, 2025 continued... Tegan accepts Hank helping her and Hank tells her that his wife can also help out. His wife is a nurse and ends up helping to take care of Tegan. Hank carries her down to their basement (aka dungeon) and gently places her on a hospital bed. He also gets some blankets for her since it is quite cold. Tegan is in a lot of pain from the pregnancy and swollen foot that she asks Polly for some pills but decides to not take them
