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The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden

42 reviews

kotletka_polina'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I’m honestly surprised to see so many extremely positive reviews. I hated literally all the characters because they’re flat and boring, the main character Millie gets dumber with each book and I felt secondhand embarrassment numerous times while reading, some of the characters where just fillers that only had purpose for one scene in the book but you have to tolerate them for the rest of the story. 
The plot is more entertaining than in the first book, the ending is not as predictable but there’re some plot holes. I think when you write from an antagonist perspective you have to make them deep so the story and their motivations are interesting but in this case “the villain” is one-dimensional and irritating. 
Overall, it was an emotional rollercoaster, because, on the one hand, the plot and twist are intriguing but, on the other hand, characters are flat, unlikeable, annoying, many of their decisions are questionable, some of the plot points are over the top and therefore not believable. I’m not sure I’ll pick up the third book in the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Rape, Body shaming, Violence, Sexual assault, Vomit, Infertility, Infidelity, Police brutality, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent

carriehaley89's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide and Vomit

lisa07xie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

I really liked it I did not expect that to happen and I love Enzo so much and how he called brock broccoli omg that was so funny! It was really twisty and I am so happy for Milly but she did not deserve what happened to her she is such a good person! I am so excited to read the third book of this series! I would recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Murder, Vomit, Medical content, Sexual content, Death, Physical abuse, Grief, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Toxic relationship

ara_beg's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

Ok but not as good as the first one in my opinion. The story wasn’t as intriguing and the writing was not great (a bit repetitive and unrealistic at times).

For example, Millie’s reasoning for not getting back with Enzo and trying to make it sound like he abandoned her (when in fact he was supporting his sick mother) was really annoying. Also, I thought Wendy’s character was poorly written, at least in part two and forward, when we got to see her perspective. I get that she is supposed to be a highly unlikable character which is fine, but it just wasn’t written well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Vomit

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

typedtruths's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-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

2.75

 

#1) The Housemaid ★★☆☆☆

much better than book one but my favourite part was still enzo calling brock 'broccoli'


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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Stalking, Murder, Domestic abuse, and Death

Moderate: Eating disorder, Alcohol, Infertility, Vomit, Sexual assault, Rape, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

Minor: Classism, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

➸ Trigger warnings for fatmisia & body-shaming, classism, attempted rape, infidelity (on-page), discussions of domestic abuse and violence, disordered eating & food thoughts including calorie counting and food shaming, suicidal ideation, alcohol consumption, infertility mentioned, blood depiction, emesis, death of a mother from a stroke mentioned, murder by gun & knife violence, physical assault, stalking, incarceration for physical assault mentioned, and poverty & financial difficulties discussed Context: The protagonist's employee has her whatever-a-male-mistress-is-called pretend to be an abusive, violent husband. This includes physical abuse, attempted strangulation, electronic monitoring, and food deprivation. Mentions of the protagonist working to free previous clients from domestic abuse situations, including murdering the abuser when necessary. Her neighbour attempts to rape her and she pushes him down the stairs. The police do not believe her and victim-blame. Her ex-boyfriend hides drugs in his apartment in revenge, and her neighbour goes to jail for drug possession. The protagonist was in jail for assaulting her friend's rapist because he died from his injuries. Wendy, the protagonist's employer, also didn't tell her real husband that she was unable to get pregnant, even though he believed they were trying to have a child (hide spoiler)].

torihutchinson's review against another edition

challenging hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

A little too predictable for me (especially for Freida McFadden). There was a good twist that got me but I could figure out the ending earlier than I’d liked.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infertility, Emotional abuse, Rape, Body shaming, Death, Physical abuse, Vomit, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Stalking, and Domestic abuse

nialiversuch's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Blood, Confinement, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, and Eating disorder

Minor: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Vomit, and Mental illness

paperkindle's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

Now we wait till June..

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, Murder, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Domestic abuse, and Blood

Minor: Vomit and Suicide

ballousclues's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- phenomenal. highly recommend to all

When my friend told me that this book was better than the first one, I had a really tough time believing her. After finishing it, I will say she was totally right! This book was incredible, and had a couple of twists that I wasn't expecting whatsoever.

At first, the story felt like a little bit of a repeat from the first book, but then midway through I realized that this was an entirely different plot. The character development was gripping, the writing was solid, and the story was really fun to read through. I can't wait for the third book in the series to come out in June! Highly recommend this series. 

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SPOLIERS

I am SO glad that Millie ended up going back to Enzo and staying broken up with Brock. I can appreciate that the author wanted us to recognize that the "perfect" guy may not be perfect for us. I'm really hoping that Millie and Enzo stay together in the third book and solve crimes together! I'm also curious to see if the police officer from the end of this book makes another appearance in the third book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Infertility, Vomit, Emotional abuse, and Classism