Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Teacher by Freida McFadden

15 reviews

maggieparedesauthor's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow. Just wow. I am glad I picked up this twisty thriller. The ending literally had my mouth hanging open in surprise. Just when I thought I couldn’t be more shocked, I was. This book is a must read!

Trigger Warning: Grooming, pedophilia, abuse of authority and power, extramarital affairs/cheating

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Grief, Gore, Bullying, Murder, Violence, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

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

mrgerten's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia

Moderate: Death of parent, Bullying, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Stalking

Minor: Grief

skulls3713's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

5.0

Great writing style and the ending always get you. This one was definitely a huge shock. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Murder, Pedophilia, and Stalking

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Bullying, Blood, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, and Torture

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Self harm, Death of parent, and Grief

mckinleyelle's review

challenging mysterious fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Bullying, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Toxic friendship

readergirl_87's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious relaxing 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? It's complicated

5.0

I get it now why people say they want to close a book, flip it back over, and then begin reading again. This book was very interesting, but it left me with unanswered questions. Five minutes of reading this book and I was hooked. I popped in the audiobook and stood by my bed listening because I was too captivated to get in bed and be comfortable. LOL! This book is so entertaining; sure it's not a deep read, but is so fast-paced that you feel as though you are speeding in the backseat of a taxi and the driver jumps out because there are no breaks and your locks don't work. Enjoy! :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Misogyny, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Toxic friendship

anissawren's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Murder, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Stalking and Sexual assault

rsagarin's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Bullying, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Sexual content

Moderate: Murder, Classism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Violence, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

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

whatdebsreads's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, and Stalking

Moderate: Physical abuse, Bullying, Body shaming, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship