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For Your Own Good

For Your Own Good

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Summary

Teddy Crutcher has won Teacher of the Year at the esteemed Belmont Academy， home to the best and brightest。

He says his wife couldn't be more proud—though no one has seen her in a while。

Teddy really can’t be bothered with the death of a school parent that’s looking more and more like murder or the student digging a little too deep into Teddy’s personal life。 His main focus is on pushing these kids to their full academic potential。

All he wants is for his colleagues—and the endlessly meddlesome parents—to stay out of his way。

It's really too bad that sometimes excellence can come at such a high cost。

USA Today bestselling author Samantha Downing is back with her latest sneaky thriller set at a prestigious private school—complete with interfering parents， overeager students， and one teacher who just wants to teach them all a lesson…

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Reviews

Megan Leprich ，

I’ve got to say， I was really disappointed with this one。 After absolutely loving her last two books， this one fell really flat for me。 I’m normally a sucker for books set around prestigious schools and all the rich people drama that comes with it but this book didn’t excite me as much as her previous two。 There wasn’t the same mind-blowing plot twists that I’m used to with her writing and it all felt really dull to me。 This book doesn’t change her from being one of my favorite thriller authors I’ve got to say， I was really disappointed with this one。 After absolutely loving her last two books， this one fell really flat for me。 I’m normally a sucker for books set around prestigious schools and all the rich people drama that comes with it but this book didn’t excite me as much as her previous two。 There wasn’t the same mind-blowing plot twists that I’m used to with her writing and it all felt really dull to me。 This book doesn’t change her from being one of my favorite thriller authors but I really felt let down after reading this。 。。。more

Elle ，

The Six Spotlight’s July pick & my first Samantha Downing book！ I’ve heard a lot of good things about this one， so I’m excited to start！！

Savitri （IG: bookishcatsavant） ，

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Lisa of Troy ，

Teddy Crutcher is Teacher of the Year at Belmont Academy， an elite prep school。 He believes that it is his mission to mold and shape his young students into better people instead of the annoying， smug， entitled pupils that they are。 But these "lessons" don't earn Teddy friends。 In fact， a few people have their sights set on Teddy。 Who will win， Teddy or the students？Coming soon to HBO Max， For Your Own Good was a delightful thriller that was written to be a page-turner。 This book had many differ Teddy Crutcher is Teacher of the Year at Belmont Academy， an elite prep school。 He believes that it is his mission to mold and shape his young students into better people instead of the annoying， smug， entitled pupils that they are。 But these "lessons" don't earn Teddy friends。 In fact， a few people have their sights set on Teddy。 Who will win， Teddy or the students？Coming soon to HBO Max， For Your Own Good was a delightful thriller that was written to be a page-turner。 This book had many different twists， and Downing definitely did not play it safe。 This book did not follow the traditional thriller plotline so it was very unique。 Additionally， I really admired the craftsmanship of the writing， the complexity that must have been involved in mapping out how it would ultimately unfold and not just having a twist for the sake of having a twist， but one that made sense and was also shocking。 Also， this book had good character development: the characters weren't all good or all bad， they were human。 Overall， if you love a mystery/thriller， pick this book up！ It is chock full of surprises and is a breeze to read。*Thank you， NetGalley， for a free copy of this book in exchange for my fair and honest opinion。 。。。more

Lexy Cabral ，

I love the way @smariedowning writes。 This is a quick read with fantastic characters。 While you know who the killer is early on， there are still lots of twists。 Can’t wait to watch the HBO series！

Dive Into A Good Book ，

If you are in the mood for a book that quickly draws you in， shakes you up， spins you around and lets you go， For Your Own Good is just for you！ My mind is still trying to break down all the twists and turns found between the covers。 Samantha Downing wrote a thrill a second page turner。 That will leave you flipping through the pages as fast as you can， biting your nails， yelling at characters， and ignoring your own family， until you finally know who is behind the mayhem that is occurring at Belm If you are in the mood for a book that quickly draws you in， shakes you up， spins you around and lets you go， For Your Own Good is just for you！ My mind is still trying to break down all the twists and turns found between the covers。 Samantha Downing wrote a thrill a second page turner。 That will leave you flipping through the pages as fast as you can， biting your nails， yelling at characters， and ignoring your own family， until you finally know who is behind the mayhem that is occurring at Belmont Academy。Belmont Academy is a private school for the rich and elite。 Teddy Crutcher is one of Belmont's English teachers。 He is a tough man to please。 If you find yourself on his bad side， be sure he will bring you down a notch or two。 His latest target is Zach Ward， a student who is well liked by all， except by Crutcher。 Crutcher is feeling self-assured and godlike since he has one teacher of the year。 He is untouchable， and he believes his actions are For Your Own Good。 People begin to die within the walls of Belmont Academy。 The question is， who is behind it？I loved this menacing， suspenseful read。 Samantha Downing created many intense characters， that are deeply layered and flawed。 If you are looking for a dark read， that will keep you guessing until the end， For Your Own Good is just for you！ Thank you to Samantha Downing， Berkley， and NetGalley for allowing me to read this electrifying ARC。 Be sure to add this one to your cart， you will not be disappointed！ 。。。more

Kyra Leseberg （Roots & Reads） ，

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Toni_BookNook4 ，

The snowball got bigger and bigger rolling down hill。 Samantha Downing， you definitely went for it， and it was great。 As one of my top most anticipated reads of the year， it hit the mark for me。 A school that has one thing after another， and why not throw in another， I didn’t know what was happening next， but it went there！Samantha does an amazing job making characters you’re supposed to hate， but keeps it so you still love the story， and in a weird way make you realize you need to like the idea The snowball got bigger and bigger rolling down hill。 Samantha Downing， you definitely went for it， and it was great。 As one of my top most anticipated reads of the year， it hit the mark for me。 A school that has one thing after another， and why not throw in another， I didn’t know what was happening next， but it went there！Samantha does an amazing job making characters you’re supposed to hate， but keeps it so you still love the story， and in a weird way make you realize you need to like the idea of the characters， or the story won’t work。 Not a lot of authors make it work， she does。 Watching the progression of the story and who gets tangled up in it， it’s super easy to get pulled in。 And I read this while feeling under the weather。 Well written， great characters （the good and the bad） and a good plot， a solid five out of five for me， and you should read this， for your own good。 🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃 。。。more

Chelsea Humphrey ，

A new Samantha Downing！ I repeat， a new Samantha Downing！*Many thanks to the publisher for providing my review copy。 A new Samantha Downing！ I repeat， a new Samantha Downing！*Many thanks to the publisher for providing my review copy。 。。。more

Dyanna • DyannaReads ，

Rounded up from 3。75 Thank you @berkleypub and @netgalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review。 This was my first Downing and I can see why she is a well loved author。 I read somewhere that she said she couldn’t wait for us to meet the characters in this one， especially Teddy， and oof， she can certainly write a character。 Much like Stephen King， her writing forces you to get to know the innermost parts of a character and easily humanizes them。 But at the same time， I asked myself， is it p Rounded up from 3。75 Thank you @berkleypub and @netgalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review。 This was my first Downing and I can see why she is a well loved author。 I read somewhere that she said she couldn’t wait for us to meet the characters in this one， especially Teddy， and oof， she can certainly write a character。 Much like Stephen King， her writing forces you to get to know the innermost parts of a character and easily humanizes them。 But at the same time， I asked myself， is it possible to hate every character？A very cozy summer thriller， set at a private school in the north east， it follows Teddy （teacher of the year）， Zach （straight A student） and a few other characters as the story goes on。 It has a very comical tone even though it deals with。。 ya know， murder。The story starts off with a bang and slowly unravels A LOT。 I love how the author took tiny tid bits from different parts of the story and reveals later how they got to be there。 It added to the light tone of this one。 Downing’s characters in this one are so。。 unlikeable but I also kind of liked being in their heads？ She does a great job at showing you everyone has agenda and no one is who they seem。 The surprises and connections just kept coming！ TLDR: recommend but can’t wait to read her back log （which I think are more loved）。 。。。more

Marie Aitchison ，

4。5/5 stars！！！ Teddy Crutcher is not a nice teacher。 He does bad things， which are in his mind “for the greater good。” If he doesn’t like the student， no matter how good their work is， he will make sure they get the grade HE thinks they deserve。 He’s the current Teacher of the Year at a top level private school and he feels powerful。Zach Ward is a good student。 It’s his junior year， he earns straight As and teachers and classmates love him…that is， except for Mr。 Crutcher。 He very much dislikes 4。5/5 stars！！！ Teddy Crutcher is not a nice teacher。 He does bad things， which are in his mind “for the greater good。” If he doesn’t like the student， no matter how good their work is， he will make sure they get the grade HE thinks they deserve。 He’s the current Teacher of the Year at a top level private school and he feels powerful。Zach Ward is a good student。 It’s his junior year， he earns straight As and teachers and classmates love him…that is， except for Mr。 Crutcher。 He very much dislikes Zach for seemingly no apparent reason。 Zach’s parents are wealthy and adamant he makes them proud and goes on to an Ivy League school。 Zach just wants to graduate and get out from under his parents’ thumb and will to whatever is necessary to do so， regardless of how hard Mr。 Crutcher works to mess things up for him。Things get intense to say the least。 One thing leads to another and many people die under some scary and mysterious circumstances。 At its core， this novel is extremely chilling as staff and students at Belmont are murdered and the killer has zero remorse or empathy。 For Your Own Good is a entertaining thriller。 The wealthy private school setting was fun， the characters are interesting and multifaceted， and the POV alternates among various perspectives to provide a full picture for the reader。 I really enjoyed this one and got the major creeps from a few of the characters。📺 THIS IS SOON YO BE A TV SERIES ON HBO MAX！！ - I’m stoked， it’s a story that will make a great show。 。。。more

Chandra Claypool （WhereTheReaderGrows） ，

Oh the troubled life of academia and the entitlement of the rich。。。 how I do love to read about thee。。。。The teacher who would do *anything* for his students。 The parents who will go one too many steps too far to ensure their child is the elite of the elite。 The student who observes and may not be quite as innocent as you think。 The mindset of the very interesting - who are only doing any of this。。。 for your own good。 😉This is my 3rd Downing book and just solidifies my love for her writing。 One o Oh the troubled life of academia and the entitlement of the rich。。。 how I do love to read about thee。。。。The teacher who would do *anything* for his students。 The parents who will go one too many steps too far to ensure their child is the elite of the elite。 The student who observes and may not be quite as innocent as you think。 The mindset of the very interesting - who are only doing any of this。。。 for your own good。 😉This is my 3rd Downing book and just solidifies my love for her writing。 One of my favorite things about her novels is the dark humor and campy fun that comes with a suspenseful read that keeps you on your tippy toes。 Our very psychotic friend， Teddy， is such a fun character to get to know。 So unapologetically himself and being inside his head is a treat。 But we also get the POVs of several other characters， and I always enjoy being inside the heads of many。 Everyone is in a pressure cooker of their own making - when one blows up， who are the ones who actually get hurt in the process？ FOR YOUR OWN GOOD doesn't quite nail it for me like Downing's two previous books did。 We still get the deviously， brilliant mind of the author with addictive short chapters and a storyline that moves at a quick pace。。。 however， I think the ending didn't quite satisfy me like the others had and it almost got a bit too campy in its feel for my mood at this particular time。There's no mistaking that Downing is one of my favorite thriller authors and if you haven't read her yet， I highly encourage you to pick up any of her books。 Maybe this wasn't my favorite of the three I've read so far， but I still had such fun with all these characters in all their sociopathic glory。3。5 rounding up for goodreads 。。。more

Laura Medicus ，

Fantastic。

Anna ，

For Your Own Good is a WILD ride。 I enjoy dark academia so I knew I’d like the setting of Belmont。 ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣I thought the author chose a really unique approach with this book。 There were a few twists， but not many surprises， because you knew what the bad guys were doing throughout the book。 Everyone got roped into the drama by the end of the book so there wasn’t a good guy in sight。 I personally hated every single character so it was a little unusual to not have someone to root for in the story。 ⁣⁣ For Your Own Good is a WILD ride。 I enjoy dark academia so I knew I’d like the setting of Belmont。 ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣I thought the author chose a really unique approach with this book。 There were a few twists， but not many surprises， because you knew what the bad guys were doing throughout the book。 Everyone got roped into the drama by the end of the book so there wasn’t a good guy in sight。 I personally hated every single character so it was a little unusual to not have someone to root for in the story。 ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Without a spoiler， I think some of the elements in the plot were very creative but also unbelievable。 I can definitely say I won’t be forgetting this one anytime soon！ For Your Own Good is certainly not just another generic thriller。 ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Overall， lots of action and excitement。 If you like a good revenge theme， you’ll enjoy this book！ 。。。more

Ceylan （CeyGo） ，

Books rating : ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Cover rating : 🌟🌟🌟 💫 Genre : Mystery / Thriller Netflix factor: 🎥 🎥 🎥 🎥 🎥 I don’t often give five stars - like a handful a year at most - but I loved this book ！ It felt unique and refreshing and definitely hard to put down ！ ✔️ love the school setting and the way in which the author chose to tell story ！ ✔️ such a smart way to incorporate the various POVs almost like watching a movie ✔️ the obsessions with coffee pods 😂although not sure I can use the ones in the of Books rating : ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Cover rating : 🌟🌟🌟 💫 Genre : Mystery / Thriller Netflix factor: 🎥 🎥 🎥 🎥 🎥 I don’t often give five stars - like a handful a year at most - but I loved this book ！ It felt unique and refreshing and definitely hard to put down ！ ✔️ love the school setting and the way in which the author chose to tell story ！ ✔️ such a smart way to incorporate the various POVs almost like watching a movie ✔️ the obsessions with coffee pods 😂although not sure I can use the ones in the office ever again 😱✔️ this book is highly entertaining - I couldn’t put it down and went to bed quite late last night trying to finish it 。。。more

Katie ，

Downing is absolutely one of my favorite authors。 Her stories are creative， and her characters are funny and ruthless。 I love every story she tells。

Lilli Leight ，

For your own good， I suggest you pick up a copy of this book。 For Your Own Good is Samantha Downing’s newest masterpiece。 Per usual， Downing takes you into the mind of some pretty messed up， despicable people。 In this book， we get to read the inner monologue of Teddy， an English teacher at a prestigious prep school。 All he’s ever done is tried to make his students better， by any means necessary。 He’s praised as a the Teacher of the Year。 It just so happens that the schools seems to be “under att For your own good， I suggest you pick up a copy of this book。 For Your Own Good is Samantha Downing’s newest masterpiece。 Per usual， Downing takes you into the mind of some pretty messed up， despicable people。 In this book， we get to read the inner monologue of Teddy， an English teacher at a prestigious prep school。 All he’s ever done is tried to make his students better， by any means necessary。 He’s praised as a the Teacher of the Year。 It just so happens that the schools seems to be “under attack” as more and more teachers drop dead。 Oh gosh。 Where to even start。 This book immediately pulls you in。 It is so freakin good。 While the plot itself isn’t so twisty， we know who is the murdered is in typical Downing fashion， we don’t know how it all pans out。 There’s also some sub-plots going on that add so much tension to the novel。 The story is told in short， alternating perspectives （a personal favorite） so this one moves along really quickly。 I legit couldn’t put it down。 I have yet to be disappointed by one of Downing’s novels， and I can’t believe I have to wait for her next book。 。。。more

Monnie ，

When I reviewed another of this author's wonderful books last year， I said I wish I had a mind half as creative as hers。 Well， folks， she just left me in the dust with this one。 The official book description calls it a "sneaky thriller，" and， with the possible addition of "wicked，" I honestly can't come up with anything more appropriate and accurate。 What an absolute delight from start to finish！The story centers on Theodore （Teddy） Crutcher， an English teacher at a hoity-toity private high scho When I reviewed another of this author's wonderful books last year， I said I wish I had a mind half as creative as hers。 Well， folks， she just left me in the dust with this one。 The official book description calls it a "sneaky thriller，" and， with the possible addition of "wicked，" I honestly can't come up with anything more appropriate and accurate。 What an absolute delight from start to finish！The story centers on Theodore （Teddy） Crutcher， an English teacher at a hoity-toity private high school - an "academy，" don't you know。 He loves teaching， with the goal of turning the self-centered， pampered kids who feel the world owes them a living because their parents have a ton of money into "better people" - all， of course， for their own good。 Among his primary targets is Zach， whose father pitches a hissy fit when Teddy gives a B- to one of his son's reports。Despite being disliked by most of his students and not being a graduate of the academy himself as many other beloved teachers are， Teddy has just won Teacher of the Year。 He's elated （if disappointed that he's not getting more attention as a result） and looking forward to his presentation ceremony。 But first， another teacher， Sonia， is being honored for 10 years of teaching。 Teddy is resentful; he'd turn to his nurse-wife Allison for solace， but she's not around anymore。 So， he takes matters into his own extremely capable but devious hands， with an unfortunate result: at Sonia's party， one of the school's staff members becomes ill and later dies。In fact， it's not the first school-related death; the first headmaster committed suicide， and a memorial is held each year in remembrance （yet another thorn that threatens to prick the air out of Teddy's super-sized ego）。 As for the newest victim， the police identify a suspect - a student - who is subsequently arrested for the murder。Teddy knows better。 But now Sonia and other school personnel will be asked to testify against the young murderer; no one is happy about that， but it all becomes moot when yet another victim is murdered。 And then another。 After that， one of Teddy's former students is brought in to replace one of them - a woman who hates Teddy because he effectively killed her college and career plans years earlier。 If anything， the intervening years have worsened the already strained relationship between the two， but now they must work together。 Oh my， whatever will Teddy do now？There's no shortage of other characters in play here， and the unbelievably complex and intricate balance among them is what makes this story so entertaining。 Who will get accused of what， and who really did it？ Who will go to jail， who will go free， and who will go dead？ Readers will find out， all in good time。The bottom line？ Don't miss this one。 I cannot thank the publisher， via NetGalley， enough for allowing me to read and review a pre-release copy。 Cue my thunderous applause！ 。。。more

Venean ，

3。5 rounded up。。 I am not sure how Downing thinks up her books but she never fails to surprise。。。 Enjoyable read！

Tiffany www。instagram。com/tiffs_bookshelf ，

FOR YOUR OWN GOOD By Samantha Downing Fiction thriller 384 Pages Belmont Academy is a prestigious school where only the best of the best go。 Most of the teachers and students aren't happy there but they masks it very well。  When a death occurs there though everyone is shook。 Is this an accident or a murder？？？  Very intriguing and thrilling book！！！！！！！！ Loved the crazy twists and turns in this one！！！！  I enjoyed this one immensely。 I highly recommend this book to thriller fans everywhere。 FOR YOUR OWN GOOD By Samantha Downing Fiction thriller 384 Pages Belmont Academy is a prestigious school where only the best of the best go。 Most of the teachers and students aren't happy there but they masks it very well。  When a death occurs there though everyone is shook。 Is this an accident or a murder？？？  Very intriguing and thrilling book！！！！！！！！ Loved the crazy twists and turns in this one！！！！  I enjoyed this one immensely。 I highly recommend this book to thriller fans everywhere。 。。。more

Tammy ，

I read this with zest。 It’s zippy， zingy， and a wee bit zany。

Jenn Conwell ，

The wait to read this book was so worth it！ What a stellar read！ As a teacher myself， I thought Teddy was such a well developed character。 This novel is told in multiple point of views， but so well done。 I'm usually not a fan of that， but I can't imagine this book written any other way。 There are so many surprises throughout this book， I don't want to give anymore away！ Make sure to read this before you watch it on HBO Max （yes， it already has the TV rights it's that good！） The wait to read this book was so worth it！ What a stellar read！ As a teacher myself， I thought Teddy was such a well developed character。 This novel is told in multiple point of views， but so well done。 I'm usually not a fan of that， but I can't imagine this book written any other way。 There are so many surprises throughout this book， I don't want to give anymore away！ Make sure to read this before you watch it on HBO Max （yes， it already has the TV rights it's that good！） 。。。more

Kathy ，

Samantha Downing writes characters that you love to hate: They are terrible， they are diabolical， they are SO MUCH FUN！ For Your Own Good is the story of a murder at an elite private school that doesn't go exactly as planned。 When a parent ends up dead， everyone is a suspect and the bodies keep piling up！ I would recommend this book to folks who like their mysteries with a healthy side of gallows humor！FULL DISCLOSURE: I was provided an ARC of this book from Berkley/Netgalley in exchange for an Samantha Downing writes characters that you love to hate: They are terrible， they are diabolical， they are SO MUCH FUN！ For Your Own Good is the story of a murder at an elite private school that doesn't go exactly as planned。 When a parent ends up dead， everyone is a suspect and the bodies keep piling up！ I would recommend this book to folks who like their mysteries with a healthy side of gallows humor！FULL DISCLOSURE: I was provided an ARC of this book from Berkley/Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Elle G。 ，

𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 𝗦𝗡𝗔𝗣𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗧: Snarky thrillers？ Who knew that could be a thing！ Well， Samantha Downing has proved that is can be and this novel shows it！ I honestly couldn’t put this one down！ For Your Own Good is a compulsively readable， sarcastic， intriguing， （sort of silly）， twisted read！ I devoured this book。 I’m a huge fan of books that take place in private schools （and boarding schools） and the fact that this book has that AND was able to pull off adult themes made it that much better！ If Joe Goldberg 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 𝗦𝗡𝗔𝗣𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗧: Snarky thrillers？ Who knew that could be a thing！ Well， Samantha Downing has proved that is can be and this novel shows it！ I honestly couldn’t put this one down！ For Your Own Good is a compulsively readable， sarcastic， intriguing， （sort of silly）， twisted read！ I devoured this book。 I’m a huge fan of books that take place in private schools （and boarding schools） and the fact that this book has that AND was able to pull off adult themes made it that much better！ If Joe Goldberg from YOU by Caroline Kepnes became a private school teacher， he would have been the main character for this book！ Teddy is a homicidal maniac but such a delight！ He is what makes this book the snarky and compelling read that it is， and I never wanted to stop reading！ I will say though that I didn’t really care for the ending， but I think it’s the authors niche to end her books in this way （shocking but eye rolling）。 It’s a thing！ You’ll understand if/when you read more than one her books！Anyway， this is a book about a person who has taken it upon themselves to “clean up” the school。 What this means is that using poison to kill the “bad apples” so to speak is how the school gets just a little cleaner… This is a diabolical story about a teacher who is MAD （in the crazy sort of way） and doesn’t tolerate insolence， privileged kids， or making things go away with bribery。 He’ll do ANYTHING to keep these kinds in line because it’s For Their Own Good。 All in all， this is a solid read and I enjoyed it immensely。 I loved the sarcastic tone （kind of reminds me of cark comedies）， and the way everything falls into place。 It’s a fun book， one with a darker edge to it， but compulsively readable all the same！ I look forward to reading many more of the authors books in the future！ 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗙𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝗢𝗙:• Sarcastic Thrillers and Dark Comedies• Murder Mysteries （that aren’t totally a mystery）• Caroline Kepnes 𝗠𝗬 𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 。。。more

Melanie Sligh ，

For You Own Good:It has very short chapters， but it’s jam packed with a gripping ride。 It will have you whispering， “just one more chapter” about 10 times into the good night。 You’re about to put the book down， then another shocking reveal happens and you just cannot stop。 You have to know how it ends！ Samantha Downing is such a vivid storyteller。 I was lost in the story。 I could smell the run down apartment for Fallon， I felt the weird feeling like worms crawling on your like Crutcher。 Oh so ph For You Own Good:It has very short chapters， but it’s jam packed with a gripping ride。 It will have you whispering， “just one more chapter” about 10 times into the good night。 You’re about to put the book down， then another shocking reveal happens and you just cannot stop。 You have to know how it ends！ Samantha Downing is such a vivid storyteller。 I was lost in the story。 I could smell the run down apartment for Fallon， I felt the weird feeling like worms crawling on your like Crutcher。 Oh so phenomenal。 I know for a fact this is now my favorite book of hers。 You may find this funny， but Teddy Crutcher was Jack Black in my head the entire time。 Think School of Rock Jack Black。 Thank me later。This book is phenomenal。 It took me a minute to write this review because I was so blown away by the story。 It’s not too much to where it becomes excessive。 It’s not too little where the reader is wanting more。 It’s just the right amount of shock and awe that it leaves you smirking about how damn good this book was。 I loved how each character， major and minor were introduced and played their role in the story。 Absolutely amazing。 It’s a good thing I already did my first half favorites list， because For Your Own Good is going to be #1 for the second half of 2021 favorites。 Thank you so much Berkley & Kaye for this amazing gifted copy。 For Your Own Good is a a book I will recommend to all my friends。 。。。more

Kristeen Hughes ，

Round up to 4。5 stars。

Ashley *Booksbrewsandbarks* ，

Such a solid thriller read！ This book took gave me so many unexpected twists and turns that each served a purpose and really did a great job at creating the pretentious private school atmosphere that so many of us love reading about。 Something that stood out with this book in that setting though was the fact that I really rooted for the "privileged" students。 This book has so many well-executed layers。 As soon as you think you have figured out where the book is going， another twist occurs or ano Such a solid thriller read！ This book took gave me so many unexpected twists and turns that each served a purpose and really did a great job at creating the pretentious private school atmosphere that so many of us love reading about。 Something that stood out with this book in that setting though was the fact that I really rooted for the "privileged" students。 This book has so many well-executed layers。 As soon as you think you have figured out where the book is going， another twist occurs or another character is introduced that throws you for a loop but I was here for it every step of the way。 I was so happy to have a thriller in my life NOT revolving around a wronged woman or woman gone crazy。The author really does an awesome job at crafting an absorbing thriller that makes for a page turner and fast read。 I am so excited to see what she does next and read more from her。 。。。more

Rebecca ，

Thanks to the publisher， via Netgalley， for an advance e-galley for honest review。4。5 stars， rounded up。 This was so twisted and wonderful。 Samantha Downing is becoming an entirely reliable thriller writer， with a dash of the unexpected in each book。 Despite the fact that the author makes clear early on who is responsible for the crimes， the actions of other characters made me doubt whether that was true or not， and truly， many of the characters in this are absolutely diabolical。 This is the kin Thanks to the publisher， via Netgalley， for an advance e-galley for honest review。4。5 stars， rounded up。 This was so twisted and wonderful。 Samantha Downing is becoming an entirely reliable thriller writer， with a dash of the unexpected in each book。 Despite the fact that the author makes clear early on who is responsible for the crimes， the actions of other characters made me doubt whether that was true or not， and truly， many of the characters in this are absolutely diabolical。 This is the kind of book that makes reading thrillers so entertaining and keeps you on your toes。 。。。more

megs_bookrack ，

ARC received。 Thank you so much， Berkley！！！ The question is， can I squeeze this in last minute？This does sound interesting as heck and some of my favorite reviewers have raved about it。 I'm pumped！！！ ARC received。 Thank you so much， Berkley！！！ The question is， can I squeeze this in last minute？This does sound interesting as heck and some of my favorite reviewers have raved about it。 I'm pumped！！！ 。。。more

Britt ，

For Your Own Good follows teacher Teddy Crutcher as he becomes fed up with the students， parents and his fellow teachers at the ritzy boarding school at which he teaches and slowly starts to get his revenge。 I think this book will be very popular - it's got a One of Us is Lying meets Riverdale thing happening and teens who like thrillers will find plenty to like here。 There are multiple POVs， and while it's not a mystery per se， it definitely has many similar trappings to that of a murder myster For Your Own Good follows teacher Teddy Crutcher as he becomes fed up with the students， parents and his fellow teachers at the ritzy boarding school at which he teaches and slowly starts to get his revenge。 I think this book will be very popular - it's got a One of Us is Lying meets Riverdale thing happening and teens who like thrillers will find plenty to like here。 There are multiple POVs， and while it's not a mystery per se， it definitely has many similar trappings to that of a murder mystery。 As the reader， you know who the killer is the whole time， so while suspenseful， it's more suspenseful in terms of the fallout。 It's not my genre necessarily - I usually race through thrillers but only sort of end up enjoying them which was very much the case here。 I just need to like characters， and I can't say I liked any of these characters。 They were all terrible with one exception that is sort of undone at the end。 That seems to be part and parcel for the genre， and it is 100% of the time the thing that annoys me the most about this genre， so if it doesn't bother you， I think you'd like this book。 The other thing I couldn't get over was that this book required a huge suspensions of disbelief in terms of the incapability of the FBI and basically everything to do with the poisoning methods。 There's a plot line with poisoning via k-cup that I'm pretty sure wouldn't work， and I just kind of generally got the impression that very little poisoning research was done。 The killer makes like the BAREST effort to cover his tracks and somehow no one in law enforcement ever finds him to be suspicious。 Anyway， I spent a lot more time thinking about poisoning methods and the fact that none of the "evidence" that the FBI/local police had would hold up in an actual court than the book itself， which tells you what you need to know。TLDR: If you like Riverdale or thrillers with the word "Girl" in the title， you're going to like this too。 It's simply not my thing。 2 stars - it was ok。Thanks to Netgalley and the Berkley Publishing Group for the eARC which I received in exchange for an unbiased review。 For Your Own Good is out on 20 July， but you can put your copy on hold today！ 。。。more

Reference

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=For Your Own Good&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,For Your Own Good&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0