THIS IS WHY I AM A FRIEDA READER! As a teacher, I was desperate to read this title, however it was completely not what I expected. This book was dark, captivating and endlessly addictive. Like her other books, I absolutely could not put this down for one second. When I did, my mind was filled with thoughts of ‘what is going to happen next!?’. Needless to say that my predictions were way off the mark. That final twist had me REELING. McFadden truly is the queen of psychological thrillers.

Absolute great read!! It has the twist at the end that leaves your jaw dropped!! I recommend it to everyone!!! It does have those icky cringe storylines but if you can get past that then you will enjoy it. I read it in one day! 5 star book.

Okay, I have mixed feelings. This book was the definition of a “popcorn thriller.” Like, couldn’t look away. I read it in 24 hours and was so invested in what would happen next. But the fact that the plot of this story is focused on an inappropriate teacher/student relationship + grooming teenagers “gave me the ick” as they say. I don’t know. I think Frieda McFadden is pushing out quantity over quality in recent years.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

2.5. Not my favorite book by her. It has nothing to do with the author or her writing. I believe it’s because I’m a high school teacher and just the thought of what happened in this book just made me sick. I had a hard time reading it knowing stuff like this happens in real life. It happened recently at my school where a former student/victim came forward a number of years later as an adult. The teacher who was well liked and respected was immediately arrested and let go. It just hit too close to home for me. If you're a teacher, you may find this difficult. If you're not, you will likely enjoy this for what it is. A story.

Thank you, NetGalley, for an e-ARC of The Teacher by Freida McFadden.
In true Freida McFadden style, this book contains characters that reader loves to hate and plots that make you cringe. However, McFadden has a way of making you want to read on and keep coming back for more. The big twist at the end of this book was a bit too cringey for my taste, but overall it was a decent read.

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ARC Review

The Teacher - Freida McFadden

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I’m definitely a lover a Freida McFadden Books and every one I read becomes my new favorite! I was so happy to see I got sent this one! Usually when I read thrillers I love to predict what is going to happen and with this one it just kept surprising me.

Eve and Nate have been married for some time now and definitely having their issues. They both are high school teachers. Eve has a big love for fancy heels and she tends to hide how many she’s really getting. Eve is nervous to go back to school this year because her husband and her both have Addie in their classes. Addie caused a huge scandal last year with a teacher and it just doesn’t sit right with Eve.

What happens at the end I was truly not ready for!

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If you like to read:
~ multiple POV
~ unexpected twists!!
~ thriller
~ unreliable characters
~ fast paced
~ Holy Surprise Ending
~ Scandals
… You should definitely check this out

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Thank you so much for sending me a copy for an honest review in my own words.

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i'm a huge freida fan but this one was very disappointing.


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i am not into the infidelity trope, especially when it has to do with young people around 18. freida writes some really insufferable/chaotic women in her stories which i tend to like (i support women's wrongs) but each woman in this story was just so....bad. like so supremely unlikable it was hard for me to finish the story. the men? don't get me started.

not a fan at all, really was just trying not to skim the pages.

I love Frieda- I did not love this book. Besides being absolutely insane (and not in the way her books usually are), it was just ick after ick after ick.

Another snappy mystery from Frieda, and as usual I feel as though I have it all figured out only to once again be surprised by a twist!

I've read and enjoyed many of McFadden's books, and The Teacher is the darkest one I've read yet. Fast past and propulsive, with characters you are meant to hate. Will be recommending it to others!

The Teacher is a slow (but good) read at first but once you get to part 2, its a whirlwind! You think you have the famous Freida twist figured out but like usual, you have no idea until it hits you! Throughout the entire book you fight with the battle of who's the protagonist and who's the antagonist, in the end do we really get the answer? Is Addie the innocent one? Is Nate a great teacher and husband? Who is Eve really? This book keeps you guessing at every page turn and in all honesty, I'm not even sure I know the answers after finishing the book. I still have so many questions but that just means I'm STILL thinking about this book after finishing it. Though Freida doesn't like doing sequels, this book would be a great one to have and I think I can speak for all of us when I say we need a Hudson perspective! But you won't know why until you read this great book!

I really enjoy Freida's books. I've read them all. However, this was not a favorite. The story seems disjointed and haphazard. I found myself rereading to verify information. Hoping for a better story in the next book.

Digging a grave in the dark by an unnamed character.
There is no other way I would rather start a book. This is the tenth book I have read by McFadden and she did not disappoint.
In The Teacher we meet Eve, a high school math teacher, who has a passion for shoes and where she buys them. Eve is known as the tough math teacher at school who is struggling with the sudden departure of a fellow teacher who has crossed paths with a troubled student, Addie. When Eve finds out that she has Addie in her class this year she is nervous. However, she is more concerned that Addie is also in her husband, Nate’s English class. Opposite of Eve in every way, Nate is charismatic, fun, good looking, and well liked at Caseham High. Eve is worried that the rumors about Addie are true. Can she mend her marriage before something happens or should she buy another pair of red bottom shoes?

McFadden keeps her readers engaged to the very end with her own M. Night Shyamalan twist. She has such a gift for letting the reader come to their own conclusions or judgments of these characters, even if they might not be an accurate depiction. I appreciate McFadden’s attention to each character's flaws and determination in their own selfish needs. For this mystery/thriller I rated it a 4 out of 5 stars and cannot wait for her next page turner.

Wow! I did not expect the twists and turns (exactly) but the last twist had my head spinning. I loved that I expected certain twists to have a surprise - for instance I did not believe that Kenzie was just messing with Addie, and I thought there would be a revenge rather than a bond - yet did not see the final OMG ending. I did have one question about this as I could not imagine Eve not recognizing Jay (also known as J) as one of the high school students as he was on the football team and seemed to be dating the loathsome Kenzie.(she states and I am just paraphrasing that Jay seemed familiar.) I did question Hudson (Jay) from the beginning, and did think that there was something wrong with his story which had me more invested in his role in the story. I will state that I did not like any of the characters - Eve, Nate, Addie, Kenzie or Hudson - but did believe that Nate was the biggest culprit and did deserve his punishment. I loved that he was mentally tortured and the tie-in to his favorite poem was perfect. I could go on about the way Nate was a creep from the beginning, and how you just wanted to first throttle him and then send all his victims (and they were victims) into group therapy. I love this book because I know that this will lead to many great book discussions.

This being my first ever Frieda McFadden book.. I’m not disappointed!! This was so undeniably addictive with the plot twists, secrets, lies, and revenge aspects! An absolute page turner 1000%! Very easy to read, and fast paced.

And I just have to say starting the book off with burying a body.. is INSANE. And when you think you know something.. WRONG. Frieda keeps you guessing throughout the whole journey.

The Teacher follows a married couple (Eve/Nate Bennett) as High School teachers at their local school. The year prior there was a student-teacher incident, with troubled teen Addie who just so happens to be in both of the Bennetts classes. Addie is seen as an outcast teen who lies, destroys lives, and hurt people - at least that’s what everyone says. But nobody knows the real her, or the secrets that could destroy her. And she will and does anything to keep it quiet..

Throughout the first bit of the book, I really liked Nate as a character, and hated Eve. But that quickly changed, as did my perspective. I loved the multiple POVS throughout, so you really get to understand what the characters are feeling during all of this.

All in all? Nate is a gross pedo, who should never step foot in a high school ever again - should 1 million percent be behind bars. Addie is absolutely nuts, and definitely needs help like they suggested lol.

BUT - this is a 5 ⭐️ read for me! I loved that she kept me guessing, and that I was wrong every single time lol.

This book kept me reading wel past bedtime. I read it in 2 sessions! The twist with the other student just being thrown in there at the end is odd to me. I feel like it just didn't fit into the story that all of a sudden Nate is worried that Kenzie may have told the police about them. I didn't see the twist at the end coming of who Jay was. Overall it was a good story that I will reccommend to others.

Okay... I can not get enough of Freida McFadden! She is on my must buy list the day the book comes out!! I was excited to receive this as an ARC!! She did not disappoint! I could not put it down and read it in one sitting!! There are teacher/student relations, but it was very well written! And the twists... OH MY!!! I was left with my jaw dropped! I would definitely recommend this book to everyone I know and I have!!!!

As much as I've heard about McFadden having some amazing twists in her books, this one really didn't shock me all that much. I mean, there was one in the epilogue that I'm still trying to figure out, but the rest of it all seemed pretty spot on for how I was feeling while reading.

Overall if you like domestic thrillers, you'll probably like this one. It was a good time, I was interested to see how everyone ended up and I liked it.

I have very mixed feelings on this book. On one hand, I was constantly wondering what would happen next. On the other hand, I think that a student-teacher relationship is absolutely disgusting. I did not like that this book was focused on that. If this book went another way, it would be a five star read like most of her other books that I have read. Due to the topic matter I have to give it three stars. I will recommend it but with the caution going into it.

No character in this book is redeemable. Only a few of their actions were believable. The entire time I read this, i summarized for my husband what bad choices the characters made, and how silly I found it.

I kept reading because I needed to know what happened. I guessed a couple of the twists, but I didn't guess the big reveal at the very end at all.

I found the book entertaining enough, but I'm not sure Frieda is for me.

Thank you to the author, publisher and Netgalley for letting me have this copy early.