The Classroom by A. L. Bird [Book Review]

Book Review

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BOOK INFO

Title: The Classroom

Author: A.L. Bird

Publisher: HQ Digital

Publish Date: September 16, 2018

Genre: Psychological Thriller

Series: na

My Rating: 3/5

The Classroom by A.L. Bird

BOOK BLURB

Letting go of your daughter for the first time isn’t easy…

After years of IVF, Kirsten White is a devoted mum to Harriet – and she can’t believe the time has come to send her little girl off to school. But Harriet has now turned five, and she can’t stay Kirsten’s baby forever. It might be hard, but it’s time to entrust her daughter’s care to her new teacher.

… the classroom is the one place she should be safe.

Miriam Robertson has been waiting for the perfect little girl to walk into her class. She’s very picky… but when Harriet walks in, Miriam knows: this is the child she’s been waiting for.

Harriet knows not to speak to strangers. But her lovely new teacher isn’t a stranger at all. In fact, she’s her new best friend. And you can always trust your friends… can’t you?


MY REVIEW

Kirsten loves her daughter, Harriet, and is nervous about sending her to school for the first time. Miriam is Harriet’s Kindergarten teacher, and she’s been waiting for the perfect child to walk into her classroom. With Kirsten’s busy work schedule, Harriet spends more and more time at school. During that time, Harriet grows closer and closer to Miriam.

The Classroom is told with alternating points of view and alternate timelines. At first, the flashback timeline is confusing, but as the story progresses, the flashbacks become integral to the story. Obviously, the past is going to catch up with the present in some way, but it isn’t clear how things connect until about 30% into the novel.

Kirsten is a working mother who puts in a lot of hours at her job. Kirsten’s husband, Ian, is mostly distracted and useless. He seems unconcerned with the issues going on with Kirsten, Harriet, and him. Miriam appears to be a dedicated teacher worried about her students, but she’s also a bit unstable. Harriet is a precocious five-year-old. Really, none of the characters are likable, making it difficult to care how things play out. Admittedly, Kirsten seems a little paranoid, but maybe she has a right to be. It seems not everything is as it appears to be, and there are several secrets waiting to be revealed.

The Classroom is an entertaining psychological thriller. Creepy, complex, and twisty.

I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Books by A.L. Bird:
  1. The Good Mother
  2. Don’t Say a Word
  3. The Classroom

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