Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden

3 reviews

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Like the other book in this series, this had lots of twists and turns, many of which I didn’t anticipate. It was interesting and vicious and terrifyingly possible. The characters are a bit unloveable but complex and intriguing.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Infertility, Violence, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Stalking

moodreadererin's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The housemaid's secret is the sequel to The housemaid.  It follows Millie who is main character in first book. She is now turning over a new leaf so to speak. Millie is only taking "legit " cleaning jobs . After losing a well paid job, she puts in a ad for a new one . Soon after Millie gets a job offer from a well known CEO of a tech company . As she starts the job , Millie starts noticing weird things happening involving her employer's wife . 

I rated this book 5 stars . I really enjoyed how easy and fast this read was . The plot twist I didn't see coming . The heart racing ending . Even the romances on the side plot were enjoyable . I definitely recommend . 

Trigger /content warnings : domestic abuse , murder , mention of suicide and suicide ideation, cheating , fat phobia , eating disorders , and more .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Vomit, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Fatphobia, Stalking, and Death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Terminal illness and Death of parent

ky001113's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Death, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Terminal illness, Blood, Chronic illness, Grief, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

Minor: Infertility, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Gun violence