Welcome to the lives of Eve, Nate, and Addie. Two are high school teachers, one is a high school student, and all are in the own bit of tangled webs..

I was extremely pumped to finally get a Freida ARC - even though it was only a handful of days before pub date. But, I finished it so quickly that it did not matter! Freida McFadden's writing just draws you in and never lets you back out. I'll admit, I did have a moment or two where I thought to myself "Freida, (gasp) what ARE you thinking with this?!", but in natural fashion, she lands and delivers those moments with killer moments. I especially enjoyed the designer shoe 'problems' in this book, which I believe is her best little added quirk in a book yet!

Thank you to NetGalley, Freida McFadden and Poisoned Pen Press for this ARC!

I am a die-hard “Freida Readah” but this book in particular blew me away. Since high school, I’ve always been a bit obsessed with the phenomenon of teacher/student romances. We’re gonna place the blame for that on “Pretty Little Liars” but that’s neither here nor there. Imagine my surprise when I not only got a teacher/student romance, but a heck of a thriller and an ending I couldn’t see coming from a mile away, all in the same book! I polished this off in a single four-hour sitting. After the epilogue I just stared at my phone for a solid five minutes trying to figure out what on earth had just happened. This book will take up rent-free space in my brain for a while in the best way possible. An absolute must-read!

Thank you, @netgalley and @poisonedpenpress, for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I liked how Freida created a page-turner book! She didn't disappoint with how she grabbed your attention as the pages unfolded. It makes you think hard about where it's going, and she always makes you believe you already know the plot. But I kid you not; she caught me off guard with the plot twist at the end of the book. I liked it, but at the same time, it felt flat.

However, I didn't particularly like the whole focus of the story. I was uncomfortable about the inappropriate relationship and grooming. I also didn't appreciate the open-door scenes in the book. It is unnecessary to add those, especially of the age of the FMC.

I had mixed feelings about this book. I am a huge Freida McFadden fan & I’ll read everything she writes, but this book was not one of my favorites. I’m not a fan of the situation that happens in this book & I feel like I was able to predict a lot of the plot twist. I can’t wait for her next book!

I loved this book. Read it in 2 days and the ending, wowww. I was trying to figure out the twists but never did. Loved the ending. I will recommend this book to all.

WOW! Did not see that coming. Pot meet Kettle. Just wow. seriously the ending of this book is poetic. I have to say this is probably my new favorite for sure. Wow just wow that’s all I can say right now. I could not put this book down, I found myself reading it every single second I could squeeze in. In typical Freida fashion just when you think nothing else could possibly happen you are humbly slapped right back into your seat!! All hail for the queen McFadden. This book is sheer brilliance, I will admit about halfway through I guessed one aspect of it but that ending. 👏 👏 I can NOT recommend this book enough. If you have not gotten it yet you need to RUN, fly, take whatever method you need to purchase this book. This is definitely my new favorite by Frieda McFadden. Please read the warning letter before reading this book. If you have triggers look them up first.

When I saw one reviewer compare Freida McFadden's latest book as the literary equivalent of Pringles: once you pop open the book, you can't stop. And I laughed out loud because it was so true of this book. I read it in one sitting on a weekend day when I SHOULD have been doing important things like cleaning and laundry. That all had to wait, though, because I could not put this book down. Sure to be on many 2024 Top Ten lists, this is the book about, you guessed it, a teacher, her husband, and one of her students and the school scandal(s) that rock their worlds.

This was a 4.5 for me
Anything from Freida McFadden I want to read. her books are always good fast paced, short chapters. The teacher is a psychological thriller with a plot twist that was sooo good. It has different POV which I love in a book and it follows the teacher Eve, her husband Nathaniel and the student Addie. Thank you NetGalley for this ARC I really appreciate it.

1 ⭐️ i’ve sat with my thoughts for a while and decided that i really didn’t like this book. this book felt like watching an episode of SVU in the worst way possible. i’m really creeped out by the premise of this book and it just gave me the big ick. i go into mysteries and thrillers hoping to have a fun time with the twists and turns, but this one just disturbed me.

basically we’re following a 16 year old girl and two of her 30-year-old+ teachers, who are a married couple. do with that what you will and you can probably guess why i didn’t like this one! heavy on the check your triggers with this one.

thank you to poisoned pen press for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you Netgalley and Poisoned Pen Press for the ARC of The Teacher.

Frieda McFadden has, once again, created another fast-paced, page turning psychological thriller filled with crazy roller coaster twists and turns that continue from the very beginning until the jaw dropping end! Enjoy the ride!

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of Frieda’s latest masterpiece!

This one kept me guessing and surprised me not once, not twice, but three times with the twists! The very ending had my mind blown, yet it was so realistic like you know something similar has happened dozens of times in real life.

Definitely up there at the top of list with Frieda’s best books!

Popcorn thriller. I could not look away and I needed to know what happened but I was lost with the epilogue making me rate a 3.5 instead of a 4! Parts were cringey but not as bad as The Coworker. Instead of turtles we got designer shoes. I feel like I need to stick to the old Freida and not this new one. Her writing isn’t the same. I see the humor in her writing, which is entertaining, but the characters and plot don’t fully develop.
Since I was entertained the whole way through, with the exception of the epilogue, I ended up giving it 3.5 stars.

Revenge is a dish best served cold... or is it?
When the first sentence of a book starts with ''digging a grave is hard work'' you know you are in for a wild ride.

The Teacher did not disappoint. This story deals with trust issues - and lesson number one is 'trust no one'. Easy if you are a teacher at a posh school and your husband, also a teacher, is a heart throb at school making eyes at everyone except you.

A superb read... this book just made Freida McFadden my new favourite author. She is bringing it!

quote: I wonder how deep a body needs to be buried before the animals can't smell it.

LOVED this book! It was hard to put down! So many unexpected twists and turns! And the very last twist at the end I definitely did NOT see coming!

Freida never disappoints. I knew the minute I started the book, everything else was going to be pushed to the back burner. Dinner? Order take out! Laundry? It can wait. Work? Use that PTO!

Freida, once again, twisted and turned every aspect of this book. Just when I thought I had figured out the twists, a new factor was thrown in. I couldn’t stop reading it. Definitely another top book and 5 star writing! If it has Freida’s name in it, I am clearing my schedule!

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC! Looking forward to more books this year

As someone who has read all but 2 of the books Freida McFadden has written, I feel qualified to say this is her best work yet.

There were many things I loved about this book.
1. The characters - all of the characters & their relationships were really well fleshed out. You knew who to hate, who to feel sorry for, and who needed a slap in the face.
2. The twists - while I was able to figure out a few of the minor twists, there were two major twists at the very end that genuinely gave me whiplash. I sat there like 🫢 for about 5 minutes before I could finish.
3. The wrap up - in true Freida fashion, everything was wrapped up with a little bow in the epilogue.
4. The unhinged women - love them or hate them, Freida knows how to write a scorned woman & her revenge arc.

There really wasn’t much I didn’t like. As a teacher, there were a few minor times I thought, “that would never happen in a school,” but stranger things have surely happened & been dismissed.

What can I really say, but Wow! I could not put this book down. Every time I thought I figured it out, I was wrong. I absolutely loved the way Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven was intertwined into the way Nate’s story played out. This story was very well thought out and the way the characters were webbed together was amazing. Especially that ending! It makes me wonder though, did Eve know?

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC!

I seriously “let out a breath I didn’t realize I was holding” at the plot twists! WHAT?!? Mrs. Freida McFadden has done it again!
The Teacher literally had me in an; on the edge of my seat, can’t stop reading, what could happen next mood. She portrays your typical teenage behavior and mindset so well! (Naive and frustrating mostly!)
I do appreciate how Freida didn’t take the subject matter of this book lightly either. She didn’t portray this sensitive subject in a way that would offend anyone. She makes it known that anyone could fall VICTIM so this type of matter.
I definitely recommend!

#theteacher #freidamcfadden #poisonedpenpress

Freida McFadden creates a fun and pulpy story with The Teacher filled with twists, turns and unreliable narrators afoot. This book while crazy is a fun read and keeps you glued to the pages the entire time!

The teacher.
Freida McFadden

This a was freaking fantastic book.
This was my first read by this author.

This book was full of lies deceit dishonesty and more deceit, The teacher will keep you glued to your seat.

What I Loved about this book,
The poem. The poem that Gets used.
More than once.


This story was absolutely Phenomenal.
If You're like me and you love a psychological thriller with a twist that Blows you away.
Well This author does not disappoint.
I can say I really love her work. Definitely going to check out more books by her.