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bettymer91's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity
Moderate: Bullying, Grief, Death, Suicide, and Murder
Minor: Blood
amberboo61997's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I neither loved nor hated The Coworker by Freida McFadden. The book is fast-paced, mysterious, and keeps you on your toes as each twist throws you for a loop. However, like some McFadden books I've read in the past, she definitely knows how to write a despicable and unlikable main character. Especially a main character like Natalie, who really embodies the "dumb blonde" trope in a sense as she bumbles through her own lies and bad personality traits once the heat starts being put on her. However, I can't even fault Natalie for the majority of the book since other characters featured in the book have their own flaws and nastiness within them.
The Coworker overall is a tale about the effects of bullying in both schools and the workplace and how it can have a detrimental effect on anyone involved. Does it get this point across? Yes. But the readers might be in for a shock when the aftermath doesn't give them a sense of "justice" nor does anyone deal with the consequences of their actions. Instead, it feels rather lukewarm.
Graphic: Bullying, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Mental illness, Ableism, Infidelity, and Body shaming
Minor: Blood
booksofautumn's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Grief, Stalking, Suicide, Death, Sexual content, Murder, Violence, and Suicide attempt
filipa_maia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I was expecting more.
Graphic: Death, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Abandonment and Vomit
kyrstin_p1989's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Murder, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Grief, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Ableism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, and Violence
shesflippinpages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Death, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Grief, Mental illness, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Murder, Self harm, Blood, Bullying, Suicide, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Infertility
priscillarobock's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Grief, Mental illness, and Murder
adorableneurotic's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Gaslighting, Suicide, and Toxic friendship
diannasbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
As soon as I started the audio for this book I was sucked in! I wasn’t sure who to believe. The author just pulls you into this book and you just have to keep going. It’s a definite page turner! It was told differently, which I really enjoyed! It goes between past and present tense. Also some of it is told through emails which was interesting. I didn’t see the ending at all and my jaw dropped. I usually see them coming! The twist at the end was satisfying as well! Definitely recommend it to thriller fans!
I just reviewed The Coworker by Freida McFadden. #TheCoworker #NetGalley
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Minor: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Body shaming, Death, and Death of parent