Freida McFaddenThriller · Mystery·b. 1980
The Boyfriend
Synopsis
Sydney Shaw is exhausted by dating in New York City — the apps, the disappointments, the small daily indignities of looking for love among strangers. So when she meets Tom, who is handsome, attentive, and seems genuinely too good to be true, she lets herself hope.
Meanwhile, a killer is moving through the city’s dating scene, charming young women before murdering them, and the news is full of warnings.
As Sydney falls for Tom, she starts to notice the gaps in his stories and the small lies that don’t add up, and begins to wonder whether the man she’s falling for is exactly the danger everyone is talking about.
Told from shifting perspectives that keep the reader a step ahead of, and then behind, its heroine, the novel plays the modern paranoia of dating a near-stranger for maximum suspense before tipping into one of McFadden’s most deliberately outrageous endings.
How it reads
Prose complexity 4/10
Content warnings (3)
ViolenceTraumaAbuse
- Confesso que peguei esse livro pra ler com um certo receio, vi muita gente falando mal dele, mas pra mim ele foi simplesmente incrível, com a dose perfeita de mistério e irritação. Vamos acompanhar uma mulher na casa dos 35 anos que está na busca pelo seu homem ideal , e claro que a pressão da sua mãe não ajuda e ela acaba tendo alguns encontros péssimos, mas péssimos mesmo. Mas ela segue na luta, e um desses encontros vai apresentar pra ele um homem que parece ser perfeito, mas ele vai embora se deixar o seu telefone, nem seu nome, mas o destino vai juntar esses dois, o que ela não sabe é que ele não é tão perfeito assim... A vida da Sydney é bem tranquila, ela trabalha em Home Office, mora em uma apartamento pequeno em Nova Iorque, e tem duas grandes amigas, a Bonnie e a Gretchen. Mas um belo dia a Bonnie aparece morta da pior forma possível, e ela reencontra um amor do passado, o Jake que é o Detetive responsável pela investigação, e que vai ficar extremamente preocupado com ele. Depois de mais um encontro desastroso, ela tromba mais uma vez com o homem perfeito, e dessa vez eles conseguem conversar, e finalmente temos um nome Tom, um médico patologista, que parece simplesmente perfeito, mas uma noite na casa dele vai mostrar para a Sydney que talvez , ele não seja tão perfeito assim, e que tenha mais segredos do que está disposto compartilhar. Mas a gente está falando da Freida, e claro que o final não é nada daquilo que a gente espera, apesar de criar diversas teorias e tentar a todo custo descobrir qual caminho a autora ia seguir eu fui enganada, e vale cada segundo !!!
- I really enjoyed The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden. It was an easy, fast-paced read that kept my attention from beginning to end. McFadden does a great job of leading you to believe one thing, only to reveal an alternative that is just as believable. The twists were unpredictable without feeling forced, which made the story even more enjoyable. I also appreciated the character development, as I found myself invested in what happened to everyone. I finished the book in just four days—the fastest I’ve finished a book in a long time—which says a lot about how engaging it was. If you enjoy psychological thrillers with clever twists and a story that keeps you guessing, I’d definitely recommend this one.
- This book was recommended to me by my friend, and I kept hearing about Freida McFadden everywhere… so I had to try it and I don’t regret it. I literally read it in one sitting, less than 24h. The chapters are super short and addictive, I couldn’t stop turning the pages. And the best part? My guesses were completely wrong 😭 which is a good thing for me because I love when a book actually surprises me. That said… the ending left me a bit disappointed. Not the main plot twist, that one was actually good, but the epilogue felt too simple and a bit underwhelming. I wanted something more intense, more memorable. Still, it was a really fun and addictive read overall 👀✨
- Freida me engancha a sus obras con solo las primeras páginas, pero me fue imposible sentir esa conexión con El Novio. Honestamente, tenía bastantes expectativas: me aseguraron que era el mejor texto de McFadden, pero no lo sentí. El desarrollo lo sentía flojo y el plot twist era bastante obvio, pero no deja de ser algo para pasar el rato
- ¿Sabes ese feeling cuando vas a ver una película palomera? Esas que sabes que no serán una obra maestra, pero igual la disfrutas y la pasas bien. Así me siento con los libros de esta autora. Son ligeros, fáciles de leer y con la cantidad justa de giros en la trama para mantenerme intrigada… y conspirando un millón de teorías 🤯✨.
- I could not even with Sydney! She has no self respect and zero sense of preservation. Why did she keep making excuses for Tom?? I liked the high school storyline the best. I thought it was weird that the police focused so much on the kids and not assume it was a random adult committing the crimes.
- This ended up being the worst Freida book I’ve read so far. Did the story move along in a somewhat satisfying way? Yeah. But the endings, the final reveal… just awful. There’s no way for me to complain about this book without spoiling it, but honestly, it’s terrible.
- Omg this has got to be the best book by Frieda Mcfadden by far, my jaw was literally hanging
- 0.5 No puede ser que este libro tenga tantas buenas reseñas.
- 2.5 It was going well in the frist half..