Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Teacher by Freida McFadden

7 reviews

sarahmaemae's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

shayduhrae's review

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

ddrosche's review

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: Stalking, Pedophilia, and Toxic relationship

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

Minor: Toxic friendship and Death

just_klaudia's review

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

livreads2much's review

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

Moderate: Addiction

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

whitneyfoster's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I found this to be medium to fast pace with complex characters who were pretty realistic. McFadden is good at building suspense and tension. However, there were some cliches and I didn’t find the ending satisfying, I wasn’t pleased with the final twist, there were some things in the story that seemed too coincidental. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Stalking

Moderate: Death of parent, Classism, Death, and Grief

Minor: Cancer