Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

94 reviews

stitchbooks22's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

floatingbanana's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Deportation

lydiazwag's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Infidelity, Torture, Blood, Pregnancy, Classism

Minor: Body horror, Infertility

jenniferbowman's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Infertility, Excrement, Vomit, Deportation

Minor: Sexual content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol

hmalones's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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The Housemaid 

If you’re looking to get back into reading, or are in a slump, THIS is the book that will get you back in. 

I was HOOKED from the beginning, the chapters are nice and short, and it’s a quick, easy read. My sister really likes Freida McFadden and my friend Aliyah lent this to me, telling me I HAD to read it. She was right! 

I won’t say much to avoid spoilers, even though this book has been out for a while and I may be the last person on Earth to read it. 

Millie Calloway is desperate to turn her life around. Fresh out of prison, she just needs someone to take a chance on her. Enter the Winchester family. Nina and Andrew are ridiculously wealthy and need a housemaid. Nina seems nice enough and is excited to get some help around the house and with her daughter. 

However, once Millie moves in, things get weird. Nina flat out lies about messes that she’s made, gives Millie jobs to do and then denies it. Her daughter, Cecelia, is just as crazy. On top of all of this, the room Millie lives in is a teeny, tiny spot in the attic that locks only from the outside. She can survive this weird family long enough to get her fresh start, right? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

bookhoarderhaley's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Holy smokes, I couldn't put this book down. Every time I had to, all I wanted to do was go back to it and keep reading. The twist was mildly expected, I had guessed who the true villain was but not to the extent or why they were the villain. I was clenching every muscle in my body before I was even a quarter in, this author really knows how to flesh out characters and how to keep the reader guessing at every turn! I simply can't wait to get started on the next book in the trilogy! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Drug use, Infertility

Minor: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Deportation

1997_zt's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Definitely an interesting story with a huge plot twist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Torture, Blood, Pregnancy, Gaslighting

leeannt9's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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While I enjoyed the second half of the book, the first half was honestly a struggle to get through. I also didn’t love most of the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Infertility, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Toxic friendship

Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Murder

ehindmon's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Eating disorder, Gore, Blood

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, Alcohol

alisondn96's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Fantastic book! The plot twist was GREAT and unexpected. Definitely a book that is hard to put down once it’s been started. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail