Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Teacher by Freida McFadden

11 reviews

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

lexithelion's review against another edition

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

3.0

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, and Gaslighting

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

Teacher/student relationship

mrspinkhairedchristian's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.75

The use of Poe is great foreshadowing! I never saw the end coming! Literally went “no way” when I put 2 & 2 together!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Gaslighting

meltackett's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Great writing but disturbing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Pedophile relationships were disturbing and a turn off

sarahmaemae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Torture, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Murder

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This was probably one of her best. It was so cringey!! And had to reread the ending a few times to make sure I had read it right.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

shayduhrae's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

ddrosche's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death and Toxic friendship

just_klaudia's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

livreads2much's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Rape, Blood, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment