Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Teacher by Freida McFadden

104 reviews

k8lynn's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

i might need to reread this knowing the ending, because some things just aren't adding up. 

but i did thoroughly enjoy this book, despite the ethics & morals involved. 

**TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR BEING BURIED ALIVE!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Alcohol, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Stalking, Gaslighting, Death, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Grief

2sxber's review

dark mysterious slow-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? Yes

2.0

Honestly, this was not worth the read. This was my first experience with a Freida McFadden book and Im really hoping this was just a bad apple. It just felt very Wattpad and the ‘twists’ at the end were underwhelming and left so many questions unanswered. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Murder, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Confinement, and Stalking

kyrstin_p1989's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I’m always flabbergasted at the end of a Frieda novel. This one definitely gave me the ick, so check the trigger warnings. I really can’t believe the final twist. That was…unexpected, to say the least. These books are so easy to digest, even when they’re about the most heinous topics. It’s like bad reality tv in the best way possible…you just can’t look away. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Mental illness, Death, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, and Murder

caprireads215's review

challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

thelibraryofanolive's review

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Body horror, Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Rape, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, Alcoholism, Cancer, Grief, Gore, Addiction, and Alcohol

jessromcke's review

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

shadymist's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Infidelity, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Bullying

moxiereads's review

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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Toxic friendship

maevemango's review

challenging 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: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Murder, Alcohol, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Stalking, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual harassment

rosiem1998's review

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Child abuse