Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Teacher by Freida McFadden

321 reviews

missus_rabbit's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious tense

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Infidelity, Murder

d0505's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional sad 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

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Pedophilia

Moderate: Bullying

violencedarling's review against another edition

3.5

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Read this for book club. It definitely made me cringe with the teacher student age gap situation, but I pushed past it and had to keep reading once I hit the half way mark. The second half of the book was chaotic and unhinged in a good way. Felt like I was reading a movie. Lol. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Infidelity, Gaslighting

Minor: Chronic illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent

b_maillet6's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

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, Pedophilia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship

doodlebeanz's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious sad 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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OKAY FREIDA MCFADDEN HAS DONE IT AGAIN!

Like most of her books, I binged this one in basically 3 sittings. I could not stop reading once I started. Her writing is my FAVE and it always sucks me in immediately. From the blurb, I thought this book was going to be very different! It was a shocking surprise when I realized the direction it was going and it definitely isn't for everyone. 

I felt it was the perfect length - usually anything over 330 pages for me is too much, but this book was such a breeze to read. I thought I wasn't even half way through but then I checked my progress, and I was already more than halfway done and only had 52 minutes left!

This book definitely touches on some VERY sensitive subjects so please read any trigger warnings before starting it. It was uncomfortable at times to read based on the subject matter and the character's relationships, but that was also the point of the story. 

Nathaniel Bennet is a predator and he is absolutely disgusting, but Freida did SUCH a good job writing his character along with Addie's. His inner dialogue was perfect for his sociopathic and pedophilic ways and Addie's inner dialogue was spot on for a teenage CHILD who is being groomed and gaslit on a daily basis by an adult (not to mention that adult IS HER TEACHER).

I was going to give this book a basic 3-3.5 stars, which is pretty usual for me for McFadden books, but the last chapter... BAM another twist! I just stared at my wall for 10 minutes trying to grasp the twist and what it meant for the story.

The fact that Eve was ALSO sleeping with a student... INSANE. I never once suspected that to be the twist. I did expect Mr. Tuttle to make a reappearance, maybe as the one who was antagonizing Nate after Eve's "death", but I never once expected Jay to be HUDSON! That changes Eve's character TREMENDOUSLY! Also, adding in the layer of Kenize Montgomery and the poem and the fact that Nate had also groomed EVE and was sleeping with her when she was a student of his... man, the last chapter was wild and it definitely propelled this average 3 star read up to a 4.5 for me!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting

Minor: Stalking

PLEASE READ ANY TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS BOOK BEFORE READING IT! Click to see the spoilers here if you are interested in knowing the themes and other slightly spoiler-ish things about the content of this book!

The main topics/themes are 'adult/minor relationship, pedophilia, gaslighting and grooming'. Please be mindful before opening this book if those are themes you are not comfortable with! There are sexual scenes between an adult and a minor (kissing and sex, but the sex is not detailed and is glossed over, but it DOES happen). The age of consent in Massachusetts (where this book takes place) is 16, but that does not make it any better. There is also talks of a 38 year old having sex with a 14 year old.

amandaelle's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder

kelisabeth's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional 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, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

nancykz's review against another edition

0.25

dark 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: Complicated

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Just because it’s legal, doesn’t mean you should write a book about it. Especially when one of the pedophiles in the book is also a murderer and rides off into the sunset. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting

If you’re into the glorification of pedophilia, this is the novel for you 🤷🏻‍♀️

djackson's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

lauraelovesbooks's review against another edition

4.0

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 don’t read a lot of thrillers anymore but this premise sounded interesting so I gave it a try. It was a quick and engaging read with lots of twists and turns (some I guessed and some I definitely did not) 

The writing style was really easy to read and kept my attention the entire time. The audiobook narrators also did a great job 

There are definitely plot lines that require suspension of disbelief, but I still liked the story a lot overall

I’d certainly recommend this book for anyone looking for a quick and entertaining read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Violence, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Gaslighting

Minor: Stalking, Alcohol