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This was my first thriller by this author and after all I’ve heard about how amazing they are, I knew I had to try it out myself and let me say, this did NOT disappoint. Kept me entirely gripped and waiting for the bomb of revelations to drop and it just kept coming!
The Coworker is about Natalie who has everything, seemingly going for her at her job and in life. One day her next door cubicle neighbor, Dawn, doesn’t show up to work when she usually does. Growing concerned for her coworker, Natalie answers Dawn’s phone on her desk and listens to a very distressing woman calling for help….
and it all evolves into twists and turns that wouldn’t let me go till the end.

Overall I give this 5 stars and I absolutely will be picking up more of Freida McFadden’s other works!

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Another fun read from Freida! As always with her masterfully crafted books, I had no clue what direction this story was going to take. Did not disappoint

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3.5 stars! Freidas books are always so fun to read! They are fast paced and always pack a punch. I throughly enjoyed this book and had so much fun reading it, however I did guess the twists and wasn’t at all shocked by the ending of this one. All that being said tho I read this in like 2 days so that tells you right there how much fun I had reading this one and I did not want to put it down.

I loved that this story took off right from the beginning. There was absolutely no slow part in my opinion through the whole entire book!

Dawns obsession with turtles got to be a little repetitive and annoying to me but I do understand the point of all of that, that Freida was trying to get across. I just found it cringey.. again I think that was the point though.

Also when I say that I guessed the twists, i didn’t completely guess them, I guessed certain aspects to them and I had 2 theories for how this would end and it ended up being that my two theories meshed in some way which that part I did not guess so that was a shocker!

Overall I definitely do recommend this book if you are a Freida fan! Her books are so easy to read and keep you on the edge of your seat from page one!

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thank you netgalley and poisoned pen press and freida for this advanced reader copy!! yall i love freida mcfadden. i am a freida readah, freida mcfan, freida infatuated. the coworker was excellent. this woman is the queen of plot twists and expectation subversion. i never know whats going to happen and when i do guess i am wrong. the coworker is about dawn, a turtle obsessed accountant, who goes missing. i was flipping through the book reading so fast to figure out what happened to her. freida’s writing is easy to get engrossed in and great for reading in one sitting. the coworker is just another masterpiece!!

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This was the first Freida McFadden book I've ever read. I was thrilled to receive it from netgalley to read in exchange for my honest review. Overall, I enjoyed this fast-paced book. I read it in under 24 hours. The first half had me accusing every character in this book. I felt like everyone could have been found guilty. I was even questioning the sanity of some of the characters. I could not put this book down until I finished the last page. Though I had many theories during the book, I was disappointed that the outcome was one of my original theories. It had many surprises throughout the book. I rate this book 3.75/5 stars round up to ⅘ stars. I would definitely be interested in reading more books by Freida McFadden.

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I enjoyed this one. It was not the intense thriller that I was expecting like most Freida I have read. I truly enjoyed it and the twists at the end though.
I love how she included turtles in the whole story and I could not stop thinking about “Sheldon” the whole time.
The coworker was really good and had a good story throughout!

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Freida McFadden is the queen of suspense once again in her newest thriller, The Coworker. The Coworkers follows Dawn Schiff, an account at Vixed, who is more than a little odd and not well liked by her coworkers and Natalie, Vixed best sales person, and queen bee with a history. When Dawn goes missing, Natalie is determined to find out what happened to her at any cost.

There were twists around every corner in this book, and Freida truly keeps readers guessing until the very last page.

Thank you to Freida McFadden and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book in return for my honest review.

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Coworker
By: Frieda McFadden
Publication date: August 29, 2023

“Two women. An office filled with secrets. One terrible crime that can't be taken back.”

The Coworker follows 2 women the first being Dawn. Dawn is alittle strange, for example she has an obsession with turtles. One day when Dawn is not at her desk by 8:45 (like she always is) Natalie starts to worry. Natalie is the pretty, popular women in the office. But when Dawn goes missing Natalie finds herself in the center of the investigation into Dawn’s murder.

Let me start off with what I liked about this book:
- [ ] Dawn’s emails were very entertaining
- [ ] Natalie drove me crazy but in a good way!
- [ ] Loved the duel time lines
- [ ] The plot was great!!

What wasn’t my favorite:
- [ ] This book didn’t have as many twist as most of Freida McFadden’s books
- [ ] The ending wasn’t my favorite


Overall I would recommend this book!

Thank you NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for gifting me this ACR in exchange for my honest review.

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Did i devour this book in one night? Yes.
Did I fall in love with it? No
Would I recommend it? Yes! It’s entertaining.
Did I love the plot twist? Absolutely not. It made no sense.

This thriller is fast paced and super entertaining! I could not put it down. It had me questioning every character and their intentions. There are a lot of twists in this book and this is where I stop raving about it because the twists make no sense. They seem to be pulled out of nowhere and contradicts what’s shown in the book. The main character is an unreliable narrator although she’s thinking in real time in her POVs so it’s not like she’s just shown lying, no it means she’s lying to herself and overall it doesn’t add up.

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I know that this is a wildly anticipated fresh new release by Freida, everyone is hungry to get a piece of it, and to be honest, I really wanted to read it also. So, yay, I’m so happy and lucky and thankful and grateful I had that chance!
I was not sure what to expect from this book, especially after having seen Freida go crazy all over the internet will her turtle figurine and its evil adventures.
Now, that I have read this book, it took me some time to word my review for it. Because, on one hand, the book was entertaining, it was well written, and there were fun twists (really, if usually twists are referred to as shocking or unexpected, in this book the twists felt like they were fun, at least for me), and there was some interesting character development. But, on the other hand, I absolutely hated ONE aspect of the book and I can totally see how many readers will dislike it also, most might even be offended by it, and, honestly, I was expecting more / better from a brain specialist/doctor author. One of the main characters – Dawn – is a textbook case of mild ASD. Although it is never clearly spelled out in the book that she is on the spectrum, but – she is a textbook case, really. And here comes my issue – she is portrayed as WEIRD. As somewhat dumb. As somewhat stupid. Her being on ASD is clearly labeled as quirks, as something silly. And, I have issues with that.
This One Huge Thing aside, the other main character – Natalie – kept reminding me of another successful character previously created by Freida. Housemaid’s Nina. They have so much in common, being such unlikeable characters at first, hated by everyone. Both are seemingly obsessed with shallow and meaningless things like looks and other superficial nonsense and seemingly being the ultimate bad guys. I can totally see everyone posting all over the internet how they can’t stand Natalie, as soon as the book is out, and everyone starts reading it. Then again, at one point, as I was thinking how much hate potential Natalie has, I realized that, in fact, what makes her so unlikeable is exactly what should be making her relatable for so many out there - she has an excuse for everything, nothing ever is her fault, most people out there should be seeing that as something relatable! But, of course, there is nothing, absolutely nothing relatable about the way Natalie is written/created. At least, at first.
Now, when I was almost done with my review, I decided to take a look at what others have said about The Coworker. I was surprised to see how many people hated the huge abundance of turtles in the story. Uhm. No. Maybe it should have been spelled out somewhere in the book about Dawn’s ASD thing though. Turtles are a very bad case of IYKYK here, at least regarding ASD.
Overall, it was an entertaining read. It absolutely was. It was fast-paced, interesting, I loved the twists, and I loved the character building. I hated the weird presentation of ASD though. And the book has a happy (or happy-ish) ending. At the moment I’m not sure if that is a good or a bad thing. but nevertheless, it is there, the happy-ish ending.

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Very fast-paced and quick read! Wasn’t sure who I was rooting for in this book and there were some plot twists, not exactly unexpected but still was a good read. Will definitely recommend! Thank you to NetGalley for my copy!

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The coworker has you guessing from the start! It is a fast paced thriller and will have you wanting to read it all in one sitting. This book is definitely worth a read! 5/5 stars!

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Another great book from Frieda Mcfadden!! Anything Frieda writes is always a must read for me. This was a quick read that you won't be able to put down. I was not expecting that twist at the very end! Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the advanced copy!

4.5⭐️

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OMG! Freida McFadden does it again! she delivered another jaw dropping twist that had me completely shocked. I have read all her books and she doesn’t disappoint. What a well written psychological thriller, Cant wait until she writes more of her books.


Thank you so much to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for an advanced copy.

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One thing about our girl Freida - she loves to write a dumb female. In the beginning, the "red substance" that she wasn't quite sure about... come on, sis.

Nonetheless, these books will suck you in and you cannot look away.

I enjoyed this one but it wasn't my favorite by this author.

Thanks, Net Galley!

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4.5 stars - I kind of called that she wouldn't be dead but I didn't guess about Mia and Caleb. I maybe could've guessed Mia but I was kind of just enjoying the story. I do think it's rather ironic that the real killer didn't think she deserved justice but Natalie did.

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Freida McFadden always has a way of keeping readers hooked with her unique and twisty storylines – The Coworker is no exception! I thoroughly enjoyed the writing style on this one, particularly with how the POV’s were written.
Just when I thought I finally had everything figured out, Freida threw in yet another twist to really get you thinking! Everything tied together so well in the end as well. A brilliant read!

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Wow. Just wow. Great book from start to finish. Just when I thought i had it all down, something else happened. Fantastic and absolutely captivating from start to finish.

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Frieda McFadden has done it again! Her books are like lifetime movies in novel form, bingeable and so so juicy. This one threw me a bit with all the turtle talk in the beginning but I quickly became intrigued when I realized some stories were most definitely not adding up. I love a story with an unreliable narrator and this one had me thrown by the middle of the book. Dawn the Turtle Lover and Natalie the office “it” girl tell two different tales, who will you believe? I woke up at three a.m. to finish this book because I HAD to get to the bottom of it and I don’t regret any of the missed sleep.

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Freida has done it once again! This was a fast paced, page turner! I got whiplash from the quick changes from love to hate and back again. I was turtley into it from the first to last page.

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