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The Teacher

Freida McFadden

3.65 AVERAGE

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I don’t read Frieda McFadden for a well developed plot with complex characters. I read them to see if I can be surprised. And to her credit she does somehow manage it even when I think I’ve figured it out. The subject matter is quite dark so read TWs for that. I didn’t love this book, but I didn’t hate it either. 
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Wow, I hated pretty much every single character in this book, everyone sucked. Not to mention that the book made me sick to my stomach multiple times. Can’t say I particularly enjoy being in the head of pedophile…

I think the most disturbing part about this read for me, is the fact that there are probably some creepy men out there who do go into teaching, for reasons similar to this book. Absolutely disgusting, and a few of his statements at the end made me physically cringe and audibly gag, like being “tempted by young girls” or whatever.

Definitely had a few things catch me off guard, as most Freida books do, but I also did see a few things coming. One thing I will say, is Freida is obviously good at evoking emotion in me, this book just happens to be hatred and disgust.
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Ei niin hyvää freidaa. Liikaa lapsiin sekaantumista
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes