Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden

5 reviews

sing1133'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

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Infertility, and Murder

Moderate: Classism and Gaslighting

Minor: Vomit, Infertility, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Eating disorder, Cursing, and Chronic illness

cemsreadingcorner's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

This book was sooo good. I couldn’t put it down. I knew Wendy couldn’t be trusted. Saw the twist with her coming. Brock sucked. Millie deserved better. And I didn’t see the twist at the end coming. I thought the intruder was the character you would expect to be the killer at the end. That surprised me, although, I’m not all that surprised because the killer in the end turned out to be someone who had reason to do what they did. So, the killer could have been either person. They both had reason to kill those people at the end. I do feel bad for Russell though because he at least had a conscience after what he did. But I feel that everybody got what they deserved in the end, except of course Wendy’s husband Douglas, and Russell. 

Friday, January 26, 2024 at 10:36 AM

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Stalking, Death, Murder, and Blood

Minor: Drug use and Infertility

jnterhune's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Really enjoyed, unlike the first one I did not see the major plot twist. Read it very fast and kept my interested stayed up late to finish and excited for the third. Feel like most second books can be boring but not the case really enjoyed! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Pregnancy, Drug use, Stalking, Eating disorder, and Infertility

lauralee012's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

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

2.0

This book was very uninteresting compared to the first, the writing was good. The plot made no sense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Murder, Stalking, Torture, Self harm, Vomit, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Death, and Drug use

Moderate: Blood and Body shaming

Minor: Abortion

nikiwiggam's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Murder, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Confinement, Classism, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Infertility, Blood, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Vomit, Sexual assault, and Stalking