Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

94 reviews

debbilynn42's review against another edition

3.75

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Torture, Gaslighting

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Murder

Minor: Infertility, Rape, Pregnancy

kalefactory's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Murder, Gaslighting

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Infertility, Pregnancy

kneginja's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was an incredibly fast and easy read for me. As far as thrillers go, it was a good one. The writing is simple and easy to digest, which is always appreciated in what I consider an "unserious" read. All in all, The Housemaid is enjoyable and fun to read, and I will definitely be continuing with the sequel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder

Minor: Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy

matthewmclane's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy

Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Blood

cnannery19's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail

sheyoung's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy

Minor: Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Elements 

Heartfelt- 💔💔
Horror-1/2 of a  😱 
Love aka Romance- 💋 & 1/2 
Predictability- 🔮🔮 & 1/2

Spice- 3/4 of a  🌶 
Tear- 😭  & 3/4
Thrill- 😲😲😲
Humor- N/A

     Wow, this book is dark and tackles some tough topics. It's not what I expected, but it's still a great read.
   I think it would have been a better read if Millie had been more likable, before the very end of the book. I get why Nina had to be unlikable at first.
   Overall, it’s a great read about women taking their power back. I only recommend it if you can handle going to quite dark places and can handle the content warnings mentioned below without it bringing up trauma. 

Narrator Rating: 4.0 stars

    While the narrator did an excellent job with the various voices, her voice for Millie was quite annoying, which made the book harder to listen to for longer stretches. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Pregnancy, Deportation

mishasbooks's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

books_ines's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Es un libro que te engancha mucho desde el principio. Es un thriller rápido de leer, aunque es verdad que a medida que avanzas es predecible lo que va a pasar, por eso mismo no le doy las 5 estrellas. Aunque es verdad que ciertas cosas si que me sorprendieron. Para empezar a leer un thriller es perfecto 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment

v0lha16's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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he had it coming he only had himself to blame

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy