Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Teacher by Freida McFadden

198 reviews

okaychanly's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad 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

3.0

This book is fast-paced and packed with twists, though many are predictable. While I found myself intrigued for most of the story, almost every character is unlikable, and the narrators lack redeeming qualities. I felt frustrated as I read their thoughts and watched them make poor decisions. The most disappointing aspect was the ending and epilogue; instead of feeling satisfied, I found myself exclaiming, “Okay, WTF?” out loud because to top it all off,

the two characters who initially seem redeemable turn out to be the same person, which ultimately makes him unlikable instead.

There are several plot holes, but I wasn’t entirely bored, so I’m giving it 3 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism and Infidelity

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

swimmer120x's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.25

The book trope wasn’t my favorite, and it didn’t have as many unpredictable plot twists as most of Freida McFadden’s other novels. However, there was one at the very end…

Eve did the same exact thing as Nate! Hudson…aka Jay

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content and Death of parent

Teacher/student relationship

reish3ll's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

shirewitchreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

1.5

Apparently, security cameras don’t exist in this book. Or common sense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

Moderate: Infertility and Gaslighting

rachellbc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Violence, and Stalking

naomib318's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Murder

heidipretzel's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Violence, and Gaslighting

CW not listed in the above lists: teacher/student relationship

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,

n4yma's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

i really enjoyed this more than i thought i would! admittedly it was a little slow to start, but once the pieces start coming together you dont wanna put it down. only reason its not a 5 star for me is just because it was SO difficult for me to keep reading it once i found out the nature of the relationships between certain characters. that subject material is so yucky to me and i just feel gross reading anything about that stuff. it kept me guessing for a bit though, and i enjoyed that theres several chapters sometimes of the same pov. overall enjoyable other than my own personal preferences! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail