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The Teacher by Freida McFadden

11 reviews

romyauch's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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? It's complicated

3.5

My opinions: I thought that this book was well written and thought out. I liked the different points of view. HOWEVER, I thought that this book was LACKING, I knew where this book was going as soon as it started to get into it. But also NATE FRUSTRATED ME SO MUCH. I saw what was coming. And I have no idea what genre you might be able to put it in. It is not a murder mystery AT ALL. It is not a thriller because it has no plot twists. And I don't know if you would be able to put it in a psychological thriller. I loved what happened to Eve at the end, but also, she went a little crazy. There should definitely be warnings ⚠️ for burying people alive.

OVERALL it was a solid read

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readinglibraesq's review against another edition

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dark 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

1.0

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mrgerten's review

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dark mysterious sad medium-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

3.5

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nancykz's review against another edition

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dark 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? It's complicated

0.25

Just because it’s legal, doesn’t mean you should write a book about it. Especially when one of the pedophiles in the book is also a murderer and rides off into the sunset.

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kokobean_'s review

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challenging dark fast-paced

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

0.25

This might just be the worst book I've ever read. Not a single likeable character, and not even in a "love to hate" kind of way. They're all just awful. My only grace goes to the kids in the books, because.. They're kids. But that's it. This is the last time I give a Freida McFadden book a chance.

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amacat's review

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dark emotional 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

4.0

When reading a McFadden book you are always looking for the twist to see if you can pick it up. This book did not disappoint.

she did very good at protraying how a high school girl would be in loved with her teacher. I liked that the author made it clear that the male teacher was in fact at fault for being a predator and no blame was placed on the high school girl. Love the revenge with "the raven". Very sad the math teacher was ALSO with a high school student

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chapterchatswithcaroline's review

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

“Digging a grave is hard work.” is the opening line of Author Freida McFadden The Teacher & a line that i m sure will not leave my mind any time soon. It’s this line that kept me on the edge of my seat & what kept me moving forward.

The Teacher follows a simple plot of an relationship between a teacher and his student, where the student is totally convinced that the connection she shares with her teacher is something out of this world & they are soulmate for life & that they are willing to do anything to be together. But all that is in jeopardy, when another teacher threatens to expose them & bring their affair to light, which in turn would ruin their lives & career forever, if they don’t stop her from going to the principal.

The book is divided into 3 parts and the chapters alternate between the three main characters (Eve, Addie & Nate), telling us the story from 3 perspectives. The plot was intriguing, fast paced & managed to keep me hooked for majority of the books. Though, there were certain times in the book, where I thought the writing got a bit repetitive (with Kenzie‘s constant bullying and Eve’s obsession with shoes). As for the suspense part, I found it to be very predictable. After 25 to 30 chapters in, I totally had a clue of who was behind all the façade and in which direction the story was headed.

The second part of the book though, was the part I enjoyed the most because it saw some major twists & turns & also kept me second guessing myself but this was all short lived because the third part was just so unrealistic (or should I say filmy) as compared to the rest of the book. Even the epilogue also kind of felt silly to me. The author also tried to throw in some horror aspects in the end which didn’t do much for me atleast.

The book also sees some notorious characters who have hidden secrets, compulsive obsession with a certain hobby, bullying and mental illnesses.At the end, all I can say is that the story is full of sexual offenders and child predators. So be warned with its contents before you dive into this one because you are in for a lot of triggers.

There were also some elements in the book that went unanswered like, “was there really something between Mr. Tuttle and Addie? Or was it just a rumour?” And due to which the book felt a bit incomplete. According, to me the author should write up something like a prequel to this main story.

Overall, I did enjoy reading this book apart from all its shortcomings and will surely recommend this book to readers who love fast paced psychological thrillers.

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