The Teacher

By: Gemma Rogers

Narrated by: Georgia Maguire

Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

A gritty thriller from the best-selling author of Stalker and Payback.

English Teacher Izzy Cole wanted a fresh start. A new town, a new home, a new school.

But when sixth former Nicky Stevens sets his sights on her, he begins to reel her in at a time when she's most vulnerable. Soon Izzy is risking her family, her career and her life as she finds Nicky wants more than she ever planned to give....

©2020 Gemma Rogers (P)2020 Boldwood Books

a good read.

It's hard for me to pull for a main character that makes so many mistakes. Granted that if she made good decisions the book would have been much shorter. She just needed to get in front of the situation. Even if she was too weak to admit the affair she could have told her husband and the head teacher she was being harassed by a student, she should have told her daughter about the situation as soon as she was suspended and avoided the problem.

This woman!

Not until the end did you find out that the main character had been fired from her previous job because of drama. I want to give her some benefit of the doubt because of her miscarriage and mental health issues, but she is so irrational and irresponsible that I cannot. I am also a teacher and can think of any number of ways and times she could have reacted differently to Nicky, but, alas, she didn’t, couldn’t, wouldn’t. It was a ghastly portrayal of a woman in crisis. She shut off all reason and just talked and talked. I grew tired.

Not one of her best

I have enjoyed all of Gemma Rogers books, but this one was lacking. The main character was very naive and the plot was very predictable. Even with the understanding that love or lust can cause people to make bad decisions, the character’s decisions were ridiculous. And there were many cringe-worthy parts due to the love interest being a student.

Like That

The best thing about this story is that the central problem is so er human. Give it a vo.

Frustrating Read/Listen

Love Gemma Rogers and her writing. However, this main character is SO frustrating. If it was a screen, I would be yelling "What are you thinking?!". She repeats unreal decisions over and over. And it is over 11 hours. How many times can someone make poor decisions?! Ugh.
That said, the narrator "Georgia Maguire" does a great job. Yes, it's fiction. Why am I getting all worked up? This proves that the story draws you in, the characters' personalities are very clear. Definitely worth a listen. Just be prepared to get frustrated with the main character.

Reckless

I had a hard time getting through this story. Beyond the age difference and fact the boy was a student, I did feel at least a bit better that he was 18. What I had a hard time with was how stupid Izzy was and ridiculous reasoning throughout the story. Love the author but this definitely was not a favorite

Realistic

I couldn’t stop listening until the end. I thought it was super realistic and relatable. I know something very similar happened to a teacher here in my city.

People in authority should never go down this road

Great book start to finish. It is amazing that a moment of weakness can effect your life and everyone in it The last sentence gave me chills.

Narrator was the only thing this selection had going for it

I have listened to several Gemma Rogers books and enjoyed them, but I only finished this one because I’d already invested several hours in when I realized it was going to drag forever. So much longer than necessary, and there was nothing likable about the main character at all. Narrator was great, but do NOT waste your time.

Stressful read!

the characters were not likable. I thought Izzy was crazy to keep the phone & stay in contact with the psychopath, Nick Izzy was stupid in her repeated responses to Nickyveven after the warning from his mother!! David could have been the hero had she let t him in earlier. Poor Charlotte, with h parents like hers! I hated reading but it did keep things moving, so impossible to stop!