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A review by stellyshadows
The Teacher's Secret by Lauren North
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
Thanks to Negalley for this arc. The Teacher's Secret is about a teacher Cate and her son Archie going missing after a school day never to be seen again, The headteacher Oliver is suspect number one and gets criticized by many people but throughout we get multiple povs. Oliver's, The substitute teacher Lexi, and also Jeannie the neighborhood watch and a mysterious pov some chapters throughout as if that person is talking directly to Cate. I really got weird vibes from Gemma and Anika, lots of jealousy within the characters. Lexi gets involved in drama with Oliver over and over again, the author really tries to throw you off with this I think and there is twists dropped many times especially in the second half but it's a gripping fast paced novel with suspicious characters and even really annoying and unlikable ones. If you are someone who likes a missing persons with lots of drama and twists then I recommend such! Very entertaining throughout and had me wondering and even rooting for a certain character.