Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Teacher by Freida McFadden

155 reviews

ghi's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

meredithwheeler's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

heyjamielake's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Violence, Murder

monicasnextchapter's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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If the author’s goal was to leave the reader with a complete mind f*ck, she definitely succeeded (with me at least). Although I am not sure if it was a mind f*ck or just horribly rude storytelling.

“I deserve a treat”. THAT HAS ME SO CONFUSED 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail

High School Bullying, High School Societal Standards,

vereadsbooks's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment

marija_m95's review against another edition

1.0

dark mysterious tense 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

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A thriller should not be boring in my opinion, and this book was exactly that. 
With the major plot holes, terrible "plot twist" at the end, and the double standards applied regarding the relationships, it's safe to say it was not an enjoyable reading experience. And the writing style gave me a headache. Literally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

brichambo's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Gaslighting

jmkendall0218's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship

lexithelion's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was an interesting read. The writing was really good, as Frieda McFadden always writes well, but the subject matter is very uncomfortable. I can understand that that was the point, however I have read many of her other novels, and comparatively, this one feels out of place. This book is super predictable, which is also something different from her other novels. This was still well-written and for the most part entertaining, except that middle section was very uncomfortable to get through. I also think that Addie as a character is super frustrating. Yes, she is a child and when I was 16, I made bad decisions too, but she went way over the line of what would be an expected amount of stupidity for a teenager. I wouldn't recommend this if you like Frieda's other novels but maybe you would enjoy it if you want to explore darker material.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Teacher/student relationship

sykamor's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I almost DNFed this book. Part 2 made up for Part 1 but only just. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Stalking