Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Teacher by Freida McFadden

111 reviews

samfinner's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

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, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking

laurenphillpott's review against another edition

1.5

dark

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Only giving it 1.5 stars because the twist truly surprised me but overall it was uncomfortable to listen to: see content warnings. None of the characters are likeable by any means. And honestly the more I try to think about the plot and how the twist plays out it starts to fall apart and not make sense how the events could play out the way they did. I don’t think I’ll be reading more from this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood

smartky's review against another edition

2.25

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

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Good mystery, but hate the concepts of child-teacher relationships that are VERY present... and seemed to be brushed by... and the ending was NOT what I was hoping for... disgusted by how it ended for certain characters... was a tough read, and the first of Fridas books I've read with sexual content... and it involves CHILDREN. NOT COOL.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment

hummlein's review against another edition

3.0

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia

Moderate: Rape

dr_toniqua's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape

aunclekale's review against another edition

2.25

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I was so excited to read a book that takes place at a school and from the summary I thought it would be fun and interesting. I’m just disappointed that this book turned out to be mostly graphic grooming descriptions instead. I will say that I was constantly shocked and I wasn’t guessing the plot twist most of the time, but overall, I did not enjoy this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting

anapthine's review against another edition

4.25

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Murder

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship

delaneylacerte4's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Stalking

raviolily_reads's review against another edition

2.0

dark 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

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I am usually a big fan of Freida’s work but this one missed the mark for me. I find the light-hearted depiction of childhood abuse bizarre and damaging. It was disappointing to see no trigger warnings printed at the start of the book, despite being published just last year. There were some good twists at the end but for me it was all overshadowed by the overarching adult/minor abuse storyline throughout. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape

alisondn96's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Fairly predictable, but I did enjoy the little twists at the end. Satisfying book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail