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The Housekeeper: A Twisted Psychological Thriller by Natalie Barelli

kpesch's review against another edition

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5.0

This book was such a good thriller! It had me questioning what was happening as the characters were questioning what was happening to them! This one gets in your head and you just cannot put it down.
I did not see the ending coming at all!

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winterbloom27's review against another edition

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  • Loveable characters? No

2.0

literati2000's review against another edition

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

3.0

main character is insufferable, but she’s supposed to be. sometimes it was too much though. i thought i knew all the twists but i was wrong, definitely surprised. rushed ending, wrapped up a little too neatly

rachelellyn's review against another edition

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4.0

Loved the narration. Great first-person POV. It made the story pop.

ragnhild's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.5

ambervetrano's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

zarlina's review against another edition

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3.0

I don't know if books in general are getting more predicable or if I'm just impossible to surprise nowadays, but I saw the twist coming and I wasn't impressed at all. I did enjoy the book anyway, though. It was predicable but still a page turner and I liked most of it until the end. Which was terrible. The ending was so bad I could barely stand it, but since it had me fairly interested until then I'll give it an extra star.

wenjoy's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5

captwinghead's review against another edition

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4.0

This book was a mind f*ck.

This is the second book I've ready from Barelli and one thing she does really well is the unreliable, slightly unhinged narrator. In this story, we know 2 things: Claire Petersen wants revenge on Hannah Wilson and people have said Claire gives them bad vibes. So, we start the novel aware that Hannah may have a very different view on the events that sent Claire after her and that everything Claire says may be untrue.

The story itself moves along pretty well, however there is a point where I realize Claire just put her plan on hold for a very long time. The sort of lull that made me wonder if that was intended or not because it did take some time for me to notice. Claire lost herself in Hannah's life and the events that weren't being orchestrated by Claire, so it's understandable that the initial plan sort of got lost for a while there.

I enjoy Barelli's writing style. I was pulled into the story very quickly. The ending was just a tad bit rushed for me, but I still enjoyed reading this book overall. It's a recommend if you want a thriller type story with an ending that honestly surprised me.

jmcelroy5's review against another edition

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dark 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