A review by tianabooks
The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden

dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I finished it in under 24 hours so that has to mean something, right?? 🥲

Honestly I spent most of this book getting frustrated with Sydney’s, our FMC, complete lack of ANY preservation skills. The red flags were coming her way flashing and screaming and she was ignoring them completely. Oh no I wonder what I should do if someone is stalking me?? Maybe if I ignore the situation, it’ll magically go away?!?! 😒

On another note, I’ve read like 4-5 other Freida books and I’m not going to lie, this particular twist got me. I’m usually able to guess parts of the story or at least one of the twists. And I’m always trying to think of the most absurd thing that might happen. But this one was actually a good one 😅  the epilogue thought felt a bit underwhelming for a Freida epilogue so there’s that. To this day I think The Inmate has probably her best epilogue. 

Will I read another Freida Mcfadden book? Yes. Her books are so addicting and fast to read. 🙃

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