Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden

7 reviews

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

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

ava_rec16's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Blood, Torture, Toxic relationship, Grief, Kidnapping, Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Gore

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

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

redefiningrachel's review

dark 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Violence, Blood, Murder, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Pregnancy, Infertility, Cursing, Confinement, Infidelity, Grief, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol, Sexism, and Medical content

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