A review by kaceyjaceyxd
The Teacher by Freida McFadden

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Another great McFadden book! This one follows the life of Eve and her husband, Nate, both teachers at Caseham High School, as well as a student at the school named Addie. The novel is a multi POV swapping regularly between Eve and Addie and on rarer occasion Nate. We are brought on a uniquely thrilling multifaceted journey as we discover who all three “main characters” really are, their motives, and the truth behind the rumors that have been spreading around the high school like a wild fire. Between a budding relationship between Nate and Addie, a rivalry between Addie and classmate Kenzie, Eve’s growing boredom and disappointment with her own relationship with Nate, and a secret of Eve’s she holds all her own, the reader is left to piece together who’s telling the truth, who needs an alibi, and who may or may not be caught in the crossfire. The truth always comes out in the end though, and in typical McFadden fashion, down to the last page has the reader piecing the puzzle together. The last page even includes a nice little Easter egg that, while it doesn’t necessarily perpetuate the plot line, does make everything sort of snap into place and truly connects the storyline between Eve and Addie in a fairly unpredictable way. 
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