Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden

46 reviews

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

vbarker91's review against another edition

dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Death, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Minor: Suicide, Rape, Infertility, and Gun violence

besidemyshelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death, Infidelity, Murder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Violence, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

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

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

kassidypf13's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, Rape, Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Emotional abuse

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

readyforit's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

3.0

3⭐️0.25🌶️ (closed door)
The first book was better and made more sense to me. I did predict some of the twists due to

chekhov’s gun.

I’m so glad we got to see Millie happy and with some good people in her life, even if her jobs can be dangerous. Ultimately a bittersweet ending all around but happy for Millie. I’m curious to read the next book in the series when it comes out to see if it follows the same formula. I feel like this book was more predictable than the first for me, although I’ll say I’m not usually a thriller reader so maybe they’re all like that. I probably won’t reread because the fun of thrillers are the plot twists.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Minor: Infertility