i received this ebook from Netgalley in exchange for my honest opinion and review. First, the turtles were way too much. It got to the point where I was getting annoyed by the obsession. They were an unimportant part of the plot and the endless mention of them got old quick. The storyline itself was interesting and I enjoyed finding out new details as the story went on.

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for this Advanced Readers Copy of The Coworker by Freida McFadden!

The Coworker Freida McFadden

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨/5

Freida has definitely made it to my top 3 thriller authors list and an auto buy author for sure! Her writing is so easy to read and almost impossible to put down, every time.

I really thought I had this story figured out and my guess for the ending would be right, but I was totally blindsided by the twist!

It loses half a star because I found it could be repetitive at times, especially with the excess mention of turtles - but this hardly takes away from the book overall.

The Coworker is face pace the whole way through and kept me captivated from beginning to end. This is a must read for fans of psychological thrillers!

𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐬 : Two women. An office filled with secrets. One terrible crime that can't be taken back Dawn Schiff is strange. At least, everyone thinks so at Vixed, the nutritional supplement company where Dawn works as an accountant. She never says the right thing. She has no friends. And she is always at her desk at precisely 8:45 a.m. So when Dawn doesn't show up to the office one morning, her coworker Natalie Farrell— beautiful, popular, top sales rep five years running —is surprised. Then she receives an unsettling, anonymous phone call that changes everything... It turns out Dawn wasn't just an awkward outsider—she was being targeted by someone close. And now Natalie is irrevocably tied to Dawn as she finds herself caught in a twisted game of cat and mouse that leaves her wondering: who's the real victim?< But one thing is incredibly clear: somebody hated Dawn Schiff.
Enough to kill.

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Thank you to Netgalley, the author, and Poisoned Pen Press for the gifted e-book! ❤️ #gifted. My review is comprised of my honest thoughts.

Read this book if you like: Twists, whodunit, turtles, unreliable characters

This was interesting, and I liked most of the twists. I mostly just had an issue with it dragging a lot for me. I see most people think it's fast-paced, so this may be a me issue. The characters were well developed and unreliable, which I liked. I do recommend it.

This book was absolutely incredible! Freida never disappoints! The twists kept me guessing and I still have no idea which "team" I am on to be honest. It took me a while to write this review because I had to gather all of my thoughts.

Blurb:
When her strange coworker goes missing, Natalie is determined to figure out where she is and what has happened. She refuses to give up!

Such a great read I finished it in a day, and would recommend it to everyone.

I also may have a new found love for turtles haha.

Thank you @netgalley for the copy of The Coworker by Frieda McFadden.

If you like her other books, you will like this one. As always, it is fast paced and you can't put it down.

Natalie is a top sales person at Vixed, a wellness company. When her coworker Dawn doesn't show up, she feels something is wrong. As she tries to find out what happened to Dawn, Natalie's past comes to haunt her and it is possible she may not be innocent in Dawn's disappearance.

4/5🐢
I’m giving this one turtles instead of stars today. IYKYK lmao I was lucky to get this arc from @netgalley
Anyways I love Freida and I have never been able to figure out her books, however I had one part of her twist figured out pretty quickly. There are a lot of turtles and it almost turned me away, but I do feel like it was needed with Dawn’s personality and it was done well. There’s always a character I despise and I felt like there was some good character development and no plot holes. It was a page turner. I just love how easy her books are to read because they are always page turners. Freida is what got me back into reading.

Blurred Lines..
Office politics turn deadly in this twisting and turning tension fuelled suspense. When a co-worker fails to appear at the workplace, so begins a terrifying and bizarre series of events where lines between reality and imagination, as well as past and present, begin to blur. A propulsive plot is populated with a credible and well drawn, albeit unlikeable, cast laced with twists aplenty providing an immersive and tense read.

Awesome book , kept me intrigued the whole time. You can't go wrong with a Freida Mcfadden book!! Loved the characters and the story , read it in 2 days and can't wait for her next book release

The Coworker is a page-turning read about mean girls at work; the snakes, the bitches, the bullies, the narcissists who plot and scheme to ruin people. But what happens when two high school rivals end up working for the same company? The Coworker will be a movie, no doubt. It is also a great selection for discussion groups. Good escape reading about a popular topic,

Throughout the novel we follow Natalie and Dawn, two extremely unreliable main characters, as we battle to decide who's side of the story we want to believe: the hot-shot sales woman or her new, strange co-worker?

I sadly have to admit, this hasn't been my favourite Freida McFadden book. Not to say I didn't like it, 3 stars is still a great rating, The Coworker just didn't have the same shock factor as the Housemaid or The Inmate!

I found myself not caring for Dawns emails and ended up skimming through the longer ones. However, I was shocked both times at the double plot twist and found myself gasping out loud "I knew it!" at the end, so if you are a fan of Freida McFadden I definitely recommend reading The Coworker.

It is rare for a book to grip me like this one did. Having read The Housemaid, I was expecting fiendish twists in the tale, I suspected every character and I wasn’t disappointed. This for me was a book I had trouble putting down. The setting for a lot of the action is an office of a nutritional supplements company in Boston. Dawn the accountant, hasn’t turned up for work, which is most unusual and her coworker in the adjacent cubicle, Natalie, the golden girl of sales is worried down to the tips of her red Louboutins.
Dawn Schiff is socially awkward, she has OCD and is probably on the autism spectrum, though this isn’t spelled out explicitly. Natalie has the best sales record in the company, she is having an affair with her married boss and she is something of a bully. The narration is mainly from two POVs Natalie’s and Dawn’s, Dawn’s POV is seen mainly through a series of messages to a mysterious Mia. Both narrators are unreliable, Natalie doesn’t see her bullying and character faults for what they are.
The action is fast paced, it is a quick immersive read, I read the whole book in less than a day, which is unusual for me.
Thanks to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest thoughts.
My rating 5 out of 5

Good book with a fantastic twist, not my favourite Freida book but I think that was due to all the turtle talk (however it was of-course relevant to the character) still a great read as always from one of my favourite authors!

Of all the Frieda books I’ve read, this one was my least favorite. It was enjoyable but I felt like there was waaaay to much emphasis on Dawn’s special interest, and while the narrators were unreliable, I didn’t feel like it was very well done. There was a twist, yes, but I called it within the first 50 pages, which was disappointing after reading The Inmate which absolutely knocked my socks off. This would be a good introduction to Frieda’s books but I wouldn’t go in expecting something that will blow your mind with this one. Just meh, in my opinion.

This was not my favorite Freida book. It was interesting and suspenseful enough that it kept me reading in true Freida fashion, but the story line fell flat for me and the twist wasn’t all that shocking. It was too Gone Girl.

Thank you Poisoned Pen Press, Freida McFadden, and NetGalley for a copy of this Arc.

I liked the story. There were a few too many turtles, but I understand how they helped to portray Dawn and build the story.

The twists were good. The story kept me entertained.

4/5 stars.

Thank you for the ARC!
This book was soo good I could not put it down! Definitely a lot of twists in the story and I loved reading it from different point of views. 5 stars !

Thank you Netgalley & Poisoned Pen Press for an eARC of The Coworker by Freida McFadden! As with all of Freida's books, this one that's easy to quickly binge, and I found myself staying up waaaay too late to keep reading "just one more chapter."

I saw the twist coming in this one, but loved it nonetheless. Dawn Schiff works at Vixed, a nutritional supplement company where she is an accountant. She is described as strange by her coworkers, and you'll see why as soon as you start reading. Her coworker Natalie tries to find Dawn when she doesn't show for work one day (not like Dawn at ALL) and the entire story unravels from there.

This is a plot that can truly be described as a game of cat and mouse. The tension can be felt through each chapter, and I love how Freida alternates between regular chapters and email chains that give us more backstory to work with.

As always, can't wait to see what Freida comes up with next.

In typical Freida style, this book is easy to read, fast paced, and suspenseful! It's written in alternate timelines and as the story progresses you start to doubt the narrator's truthfulness. Is Dawn telling the truth or is Natalie actually the victim? There are some important social themes in this book which I cannot reveal or it'll be a spoiler, but you'll find out soon enough. I feel that Freida has dealt with such themes appropriately, and has done a good job in raising (more) awareness and reminding us of this social issue. I had higher expectations of the ending maybe because I'm spoiled by Freida's earlier books (the Housemaid being my first, and favourite till this day) so I felt the ending was slightly underwhelming. There are also some gaps in the plot (I'm trying very hard not to reveal anything!) Nonetheless, you can expect the signature Freida twists (yes, more than one!) in this book, some of which you won't see coming!
3 stars out of 5
Many thanks to Netgalley and Poisoned Pen Press for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Freida McFadden does it again! I loved The Coworker, her newest thriller. Dawn is the perfect coworker…or is she? She shows up every day like clockwork and her work is always precise. But when she doesn’t show up one day, Natalie knows something must be wrong. This quick read is one you won’t want to put down. There are many twists and turns and just when you think they’re over, brace yourself for the twist you won’t see coming! Thanks to NetGalley for early access in exchange for my honest feedback.