The Boyfriend — Content Guide for Parents
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- Gender rolesBriefChallenges traditional roles
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- Religion
- Race & culture
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- Sexual content
- Gender & orientation
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- Profanity
- Profanity: The sources don't say how much swearing is in this book; the author says her books don't use many swear words, while one reader says swearing varies by book.
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
A new, twisting thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Teacher 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. But finally, she hits the jackpot.
Her new boyfriend 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 is dating the guy 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, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden proves that crimes of passion are often the bloodiest...
Frequently asked questions
Is The Boyfriend appropriate for a 7-year-old?
The story is built around a string of murders of women, a date who throws Sydney into a garbage can, and a killer who also kills a man and plans to kill Sydney. This is a psychological thriller in which a killer is stalking Sydney, the murders and menace run through the whole story, and one review calls it unsettling rather than extremely graphic.
Does The Boyfriend have violence?
Found (Central): The story is built around a string of murders of women, a date who throws Sydney into a garbage can, and a killer who also kills a man and plans to kill Sydney.
Does The Boyfriend have scary content?
Found (Central): This is a psychological thriller in which a killer is stalking Sydney, the murders and menace run through the whole story, and one review calls it unsettling rather than extremely graphic.
Does The Boyfriend have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Boyfriend have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Boyfriend have profanity?
Couldn't confirm: The sources don't say how much swearing is in this book; the author says her books don't use many swear words, while one reader says swearing varies by book.
Does The Boyfriend have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Boyfriend have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Boyfriend have gender roles?
Found (Brief, Challenges traditional roles): Sydney feels pressure from her mother and her age to find a boyfriend, and a study guide lists social expectations and dating-world misogyny among the book's themes.
Does The Boyfriend have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
