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The Boyfriend
The Boyfriend: From the Sunday Times Bestselling Author of the Housemaid | FREIDA. MCFADDEN
27 posts | 24 read | 1 reading | 8 to read
A new, twisting thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Coworker and The Housemaid! She's looking for the perfect man. He's looking for the perfect victim. Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She's seen it all: men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't shut up about their mothers. Until she meets Tom. Tom is utterly perfect. He's charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Sydney is swept off her feet. Then the brutal murder of a young woman--the latest in a string of deaths across the coast--confounds police. The primary suspect? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them. Sydney should feel safe. After all, she has Tom, the man of her dreams. But she can't shake her own suspicions that the perfect man may not be as perfect as he seems. Because someone is watching her every move, and if she doesn't get to the truth, she'll be the killer's next victim... A dark story about obsession and the things we'll do for love, Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden proves that crimes of passion are often the bloodiest...
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Vicki4
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Omg What an amazing book. Absolutely loved it. So many twists and turns. What a great book 📖 🤓

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The.Great.Catsby
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Can I give this book 5 HUNDRED stars?
My favorite Freida McFadden book. This was a buddy read with @BookBabe2018 and we did not even come close to guessing the twist.
It was so good. An absolute ✨️chef's kiss✨️

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

11.05.2024

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PageShifter
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Sydney was a likable character and I also liked her friends. The last part of the book was thrilling and I was scared for her - I have never imagined how thrilling a search for a scrunchie can be xD

I loved how this book kept me guessing. And how I didn't see the last big twist coming 😄 This was really intriguing read!

#LitsyLove

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️🤍❤️ 7d
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Hilary427
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Although the MC was moderately annoying, McFadden knows how to write in a way that keeps you reading! Another easy, quick thriller. (48)
⭐️: 3.5/5

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LazyLibrary
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⭐️⭐️⭐️ Freida read #6 for me. I‘m surprised this was a BOTM choice. It was a solid 3 stars, read quick like all Freida‘s. Had a twisty twist like all Freida‘s, was slightly ridiculous…like all Freida‘s. She‘s entertaining and shouldn‘t be taken seriously. And can always get you out of a slump. This MC was def stupid 🥲

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papascott33
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#34 of 2024! #BOTM October 2024
Started: 11/1/24
Finished: 11/4/24
4 Days
I really enjoyed this one. Couldn‘t put it down at times.

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Born.A.Reader
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🎃 Not really. For work/ToT with my little I'll have my ACOTAR shirt and jewelry on but that's it.
🎃🎃 The most recent thriller I read was the tagged book by Freida McFadden, which I really enjoyed.
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

TheSpineView 🧡🎃🖤 Thanks for playing! 3w
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Jjaxn95
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Listened to this on audio FOR FREE with Spotify Premium! Loved the narrators.
Loved the book! Found myself giggling and gasping out loud a few times. And of course… the twists! Freida is too good. Dual timelines, obsession, murder, hidden identities, modern dating struggles, and friendship.
4/5 🌟

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suvata
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3 Stars • The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden is a psychological thriller about Sydney Shaw, who begins dating Tom, seemingly the perfect man. The story unfolds in dual timelines: one where Sydney and Tom's relationship develops, and another revealing Tom's obsessive past with a girl named Daisy, linked to a murder. This book deals with themes of obsession, hidden truths, and the darker aspects of human relationships.

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NikkiKey94
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This was another five star read from Freida McFadden. I devoured this book in a day and a half and it was full of twists I never saw coming like a typical Freida book.

MyNamesParadise I‘m excited for this one!! I need to get back into her books!! She has one called The Crash coming out in January! 3w
NikkiKey94 @MyNamesParadise I‘m super excited for that one! I love all of her books. I don‘t think I‘ve read one that I didn‘t really like. 3w
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lilpumpkin2.0
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October 24, 2024 FINISHED ✅ Sigh Im just glad that Sydney is alive and did not get killed by _______ and Tom. Sorry not sorry. If you want to know who the blank is, you'll have to buy the book and fill in the blank. Goodbye

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lilpumpkin2.0

October 24, 2024 What the heck? What the hell? I can't believe that I just read what I read!!! There are so many twists and turns in this book. Who is the bad guy? Is it Slug (Tom's only friend)? Is it Randy? Is it Gretchen? Or is it Tom? I am not one to spoil the story. So PLEASE READ IT FOR YOURSELF I am telling you right now that you won't regret that decision. Oh, and I am on page 328 out of 359

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lilpumpkin2.0

October 24, 2024 Page 136 and Sydney has gone on another date, 2 months later after the death of her friend Bonnie, this time with a guy named Travis. Travis was not as attractive but he was an easy talker. During their date though, Sydney got a horrible nose bleed and Travis faints. Mystery Man runs over and asks if Travis is okay and he says yes. However, Travis gets up and leaves. Mystery Man sees Sydney and asks her out to dinner. He is TOM

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lilpumpkin2.0
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October 24, 2024 haha 10/24/24 Um Can anyone explain to me why I have been breezing through this book? I am on page 118. Whenever I read a book by Freida McFadden, I feel like I cannot put it down. What a surprise... Sydney is trying to figure out who killed Bonnie her friend. Gretchen, Bonnie, and Sydney were best friends until Bonnie gets tortured and mutilated. The funeral occurs and she sees Kevin sitting in the back of the church. Was it HIM?

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lilpumpkin2.0
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October 23, 2024 If you guessed this was my next TBR, you guessed right! If not, we are not friends. JK Anyway, I am excited and psyched (get it: pyschological thriller) to read a more up-to-date published book.

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jdiehr
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Mehso-so

I am always leary of reading books by the "it" authors of the moment, but I still chose this for BOTM.

It was okay.

What I liked:
●I didn't see the twist until it happened
●It was a quick read

What I hated:
●The stupidity of the female main character
●That the made-up word "unbecredifabulous" was used three times

britt_brooke Ew, that‘s a stupid made up word. I love that you included it here. 😂 1mo
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bookandbedandtea
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Mehso-so

The author did a good job of focusing my attention in the wrong direction so I was completely surprised by the twist. Still, the female MC was such a ding-a-ling I (almost) would have been fine with her getting bumped off. A soft pick but not enough to search out more by this author.

Anna40 Haha! Ding-a-ling. never heard that. great review 1mo
bookandbedandtea @Anna40 😁 My gramma used to say that! 1mo
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squirrelbrain
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I tried a few different books on my commute over the past few weeks that I just couldn‘t get on with on audio (Playground, Intermezzo etc) so I thought I‘d go with an ‘easier‘ listen.

This was going to be a so-so all of the way through because all of the twists were heavily signposted. But then they weren‘t. 😳 I didn‘t see THAT coming!

The female MC was so stupid though, and made terrible decisions, it drove me crackers. 🤪

BarbaraBB So a pick for you! I am curious now but I hate it when mc‘s make stupid decisions. It always feels to me as if the author has been lazy. 1mo
squirrelbrain I don‘t know if it was lazy @BarbaraBB or the author deliberately trying to throw the reader off the scent…. Either way it drove me crackers! 1mo
BkClubCare @squirrelbrain “drove me crackers” 😂 3w
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RiversEve

Has a good plot twist I didn‘t see coming with Daisy

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RiversEve
Mehso-so

3 stars

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angel1
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Just when I think I finally have a McFadden book figured out…the last few chapters happen!!!!!!😱😱😱

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Injeanious
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Lots of twists and turns and surprises! Couldn‘t put it down!

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guinsgirlreads
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Love Freida ! Quick & witty read with a big twist.

AmyG I love a good twist! 1mo
charl08 Great bookmark, too! 1mo
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Twainy
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All I‘m gonna say is that if you like Freida McFadden‘s intricately woven thrillers, you won‘t be disappointed. I finished it in one sitting.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Bec_lectic Love her books!! (edited) 1mo
Twainy @Bec_lectic I also like her books. If you like her style then you‘ll enjoy this book!! I want to share but it might ruin the enjoyment of reading & finding out for the reader. 😁 Hope to hear what you think of the story. 1mo
AmyG Oh awesome! 1mo
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MizzGraham
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September reads 💚

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Twainy
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#BOTM OCT 2024

I‘ve read 2 already 😁 looking forward to The Boyfriend!

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Reecaspieces
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