Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden

7 reviews

sharlapeggy's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Gripped. Start to finish. I loved the Housemaid but somehow, this was better. You didn’t really need to have read the housemaid to read this - apart from knowing Millie’s backstory. But both books are 5*. I genuinely didn’t see either twist coming!!!! Amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Stalking, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Infertility, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Gore, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Vomit, Kidnapping, Self harm, and Blood

purplesky25276's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I really enjoyed this sequel.  I loved how it was different from the last one. I like the different approach to this second book. The characters were fantasticly done well. This book was well written.  The storyline was a masterpiece.  I can't wait for the next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Torture, Murder, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Self harm, Death, Police brutality, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Eating disorder, Blood, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Infertility, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Torture, Infidelity, Bullying, Vomit, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Abandonment, Suicide, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Self harm

kyahs's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence

Minor: Stalking

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

kaitlynnnng's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

4.0

I liked this book even better than the first one in the series! While it starts out VERY similar, I thought the mystery was more suspenseful, and the plot twists weren’t as easy to see coming, and that kept me on the edge of my seat.

The rest of this review contains spoilers.

I went into this book not trusting anyone (except for Millie and Enzo), and it’s a good thing, because there was more than one villain. A few times, I had my doubts about Brock and whether he was genuine, but I’m glad he didn’t end up being shady and involved in any of the mystery.

One moment that really stuck out to me was the scene in the cabin with Marybeth. The whole time, I thought it was Millie, and I was so scared that she was going to throw everything away when she didn’t actually need to. When I found out it was Marybeth…mind blown, and I literally said “You go, girl.” Then, in the very end, to find out that Millie was still involved in that…I also said “good for her!”

I was very satisfied with the ending! Wendy got what she deserved. Same with Millie! She made some reckless choices throughout, but I’m glad things worked out the way they did. And I’m glad Detective Ramirez and Millie had the last conversation that they did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Eating disorder

Minor: Sexual content

katyannreads's review against another edition

dark tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Murder, Blood, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, and Infidelity

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