Review: Ward D by Freida McFadden

Author: Freida McFadden
Publisher: Hollywood Upstairs Press
Publication Date:  May 2023

Medical student Amy Brenner is spending the night on a locked psychiatric ward.

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.

And as the hours tick by, Amy grows increasingly convinced something terrible is happening within these tightly secured walls. When patients and staff start to vanish without a trace, it becomes clear that everyone on the unit is in grave danger.

Amy’s worst nightmare was spending the night on Ward D.

And now she might never escape.

I love when a book goes into a completely different direction than I am expecting.  That is exactly what Ward D did.  It involves Amy, a medical student, who is assigned to an overnight shift on Ward D.  It's a inpatient mental unit.  Despite her reservations, she agrees.  She realizes quickly that something is not right.

I really enjoyed this thriller.  The reveal came out of nowhere for me, but in a good way.  I was so sure it was going to be something completely different!  I loved finding out the truth along with Amy.  I also loved that I had no idea if she was a reliable narrator or not.  I don't want to spoil it, so I'll just recommend reading it.  The ending was perfect! I highly recommend!