Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden

169 reviews

crazybooklady89's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Not as good as the first in the series, but still pretty good. I felt that this one was a lot more predictable than The Housemaid. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Murder, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Dysphoria, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Infertility, Infidelity, and Violence

keberwick's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse

emmieb98's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

shaleen64's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

You can rely on Freida McFadden for a fast paced, twist packed character driven thriller, and this book does not disappoint. Whilst overall the plot isn’t dissimilar to the first book there’s enough differences to make it worth reading both. You could read the books as stand alones but I enjoyed the continuation of characters between the two books. Well worth the read and only 3.75 and not 4.0 because the first was better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, and Body shaming

Minor: Confinement and Infertility

ashleyj_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Infidelity, Blood, Death, and Physical abuse

Minor: Infertility

paigelikeabook_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Murder

Minor: Rape

charley0796's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Another engaging read - I did not really see any of the twists coming - they just kept going!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Suicide

ghi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Stalking, Violence, Eating disorder, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

jessthemess8112's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I enjoyed this read! I definitely was not expecting the ending however, I feel like Enzo's character was kind of a throwaway. He didn't add any real value to the storyline and could've been written much better. I also wish we would've gotten more background on the main character. We get small snippets of her past but not enough to really paint a whole picture as to why she does things the way she does or how she got involved in the lifestyle.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

amberjackonski's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Domestic abuse