Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden

101 reviews

abicaro17's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense 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

4.0

Freida is amazing! After a time jump, Millie is between jobs after a baby she nannied for started calling her Mama and Enzo is in Italy. When Millie gets a call to cook and clean for a CEO she jumps at the chance. When it starts to get weird, Millie beings to investigate deeper. So I definitely didn't like this as much as The Housemaid but it's still great! I think the actual twist was great but all the lead ups were pretty bland. It's a little too much like the first to be all that surprising but it's still good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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, Violence, and Murder

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

liviburke1's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This book was different from the first book but I at enjoyed it. The beginning was a bit repetitive but the end was definitely interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Vomit

bearybooky's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

The ending was gratifying and satisfying! Looking forward to #3!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, and Blood

Moderate: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide

k8lynn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

binged this in a day!

i just didn't like how the structure mirrored the first book. i wish she would have made it more diverse!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, and Gaslighting

meltackett's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Domestic abuse, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

taylorp98's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Sexual harassment

therealanakin's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, Violence, and Stalking

Minor: Eating disorder, Infertility, and Sexual content