Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Teacher by Freida McFadden

101 reviews

kenzieskinnerrr's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

3.25

love the mystery of the book but find the relationships between students and teachers weird

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Death of parent

teachers and students having any sort of romantic or sexual relationship is soooooo weird!!!

meg1241's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The ending twist was a huge surprise, but the plot is a little hard to stomach. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Grief

scorpiomoon133's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

ghi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

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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, and Injury/Injury detail

meredithwheeler's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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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, and Injury/Injury detail

heyjamielake's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Gaslighting

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

monicaannlew22's review against another edition

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

4.0

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, and Murder

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

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

High School Bullying, High School Societal Standards,

vereadsbooks's review against another edition

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

2.5

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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, and Sexual harassment

marija_m95's review against another edition

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

1.0

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, and Injury/Injury detail

brichambo's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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