Evaluation with Spoilers for The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden


Fellow Freida McFadden followers, what will we consider her model new ebook, The Boyfriend? My Evaluation with Spoilers for The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden will embrace a plot abstract, spoilers and the ending defined. Will you want this ebook? I’ll reveal all….

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Spoilers for The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden. This graphic shows the book's cover, which features a red tie on a white men's button down shirt splattered with red stains.

Evaluation with Spoilers for The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden

Right here’s what’s coated within the submit:

  • Is that this McFadden, or a much less good one?
  • What’s The Boyfriend About? A Plot Abstract
  • Who’s the Serial Killer in The Boyfriend
  • The Ending of The Boyfriend, Defined

How does The Boyfriend in comparison with Frieda McFadden’s different books?

Sadly, I feel it’s in The Trainer and The Co-Employee and The Housemaid is Watching territory.

Should you’re not aware of McFadden, she self-published a bunch of books and than was signed to a conventional writer.

Original photo of The Housemaid series and The Teacher piled up with The Boyfriend on top and a red men's tie coiled around the books

Her highest rated books are ones she self-published:

  • The Housemaid (2022; 4.32 score)
  • The Housemaid’s Secret (2023; 4.24 score)

And most of her lowest rated books are ones that have been historically revealed:

For now, The Boyfriend has a excessive Goodreads score, but it surely simply got here out TODAY and people who have learn it are most likely super-fans. I anticipate that score to fall, most likely to The Trainer stage (which remains to be not a nasty score in any respect!)

There’s one exception, The Present, which was a self-published novella and has extraordinarily low scores.

I discover this fascinating. I feel her writing improved within the conventional revealed books (presumably with extra modifying help). However I additionally suppose that her tempo and plotting bought draggy and her wackiness bought toned down.

Why I Didn’t Love The Boyfriend

Copy of The Boyfriend by Frieda McFadden on a shelf with a red man's tie hanging down

I discovered it REALLY sluggish.

To me, Freida McFadden’s energy is her plotting and her relatable important characters. Her weak spot is character growth/motivation. And generally logic.


The Boyfriend has two timelines, one prior to now and one within the current.

Within the current, a thirty-something girl named Sydney is courting round utilizing an app referred to as Cynch. However when Sydney learns that there’s a serial killer who could be utilizing the app to seek out victims, she’s freaked out. However the plot was 10% suspense and 90% Sydney going to yoga class and courting.

The Boyfriend additionally has a teen aspect, like The Trainer

Prior to now, a youngster named Tom is in love with a woman named Daisy (is that this a Nice Gatsby reference?). However Daisy’s buddy Alison is attempting to interrupt them up, and Tom is struggling to deal with his abusive, alcoholic father. I didn’t love the teenager plot line, which felt very YA.

There are solely a handful of characters (as is typical for McFadden) so my important two questions are:

  • Who’s the serial killer?
  • What’s the connection between the previous plotline and the current?

These are spoilers, so let’s talk about!

Who was the Serial Killer in The Boyfriend by Frieda McFadden

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We all know what occurs prior to now plotline:

  • Tom, a man fascinated with blood and dissections, is in love with Daisy
  • Daisy’s buddy Alison doesn’t like Tom
  • Tom kills his abusive father and his buddy Slug helps him bury the physique
  • Alison finally ends up lifeless and Tom thinks Slug did it.
  • However truly Daisy did it. She killed each Alison and one other lady referred to as Brandi as a result of she was jealous. And Slug in order that she may body him for the crimes.

Within the current plot line:

  • Sydney and her buddy Gretchen are distraught when somebody kills their buddy Bonnie
  • Sydney’s ex, a police officer named Jake, is the investigating officer
  • Sydney is side-eyeing bot her creepy tremendous (and Gretchen’s boyfriend) Randy, and in addition her unhealthy date, Kevin
  • However Sydney’s good date is called… Tom

I had some theories:

  • Slug was impersonating Tom (however then Slug ended up lifeless) OR Randy was Tom’s center title and Randy was Tom. However no, grown-up Tom is a health worker, so they’re the identical man.
  • Daisy needed to be somebody, so both Sydney (unlikely) or Gretchen.

What Was the Ending of The Boyfriend?

Gretchen is Daisy, and as soon as once more, she was the one killing everybody. She killed Tom’s date Bonnie (and different ladies Tom was courting) as a result of she was jealous. Tom tried to keep away from her however did he actually? He was utilizing his actual title.

Tom remained an individual obsessive about blood, knives, and loss of life.

Gretchen (Daisy) stayed a jealous murdering ex-girlfriend. So they’re good for one another. (Besides that Sydney has a bleeding dysfunction, so I toyed with the thought of Sydney being good for Tom.)

Sydney finally ends up with Jake (most likely) as a result of her mom needs grandchildren and Jake is one of the best factor round.

Spoilers for The Housemaid is Watching Under

The Boyfriend felt somewhat harking back to different McFadden books to me. Daisy was the feminine teen assassin from The Housemaid is Watching, and the physique burying plot and teenage drama in The Boyfriend appeared proper out of The Trainer (no less than nobody was buried alive). Plus the great boyfriend/unhealthy boyfriend appeared somewhat bit out of The Locked Room.

If you would like a scene-by-scene recap of the ebook, I’ll make a brand new submit. Simply inform me in feedback!

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