Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden

35 reviews

krpearl's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• 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, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Infertility, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

sldibened's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Eating disorder

lauralee012's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

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

2.0

This book was very uninteresting compared to the first, the writing was good. The plot made no sense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Murder, Stalking, Torture, Self harm, Vomit, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Death, and Drug use

Moderate: Blood and Body shaming

Minor: Abortion

hrbu's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Violence, Blood, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Fatphobia

lemilyh'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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, and Rape

killmoore_'s review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

This was fun.

Fast-paced with just enough depth to keep me hooked, I flew through this bad boy in a day and honestly liked it better than the first - it was far less predictable, with characters you truly get what they deserve. 

Millie has big June vibes to me, with a little soul crushing victim mentality thrown in for good measure.

All in all, enjoyable. A quick read that will definitely pull you out of your slump. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Stalking, and Murder

kar5300's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Domestic abuse

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

corporealmystic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Death, and Gun violence

sthartsema's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body shaming, Blood, and Domestic abuse