Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

La femme de ménage by Freida McFadden

439 reviews

lemonsqueez3y's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Quick thriller that you can knock out in an afternoon. A bit heavy on the tropes and easy to see where it's going, but a fun ride to get there.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

shylockholmes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

missdaniellexo's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

Minor: Infertility and Infidelity

nicoles_reading_corner's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infertility, Rape, and Murder

raesapiga_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria

abbiwesner's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, and Deportation

allyja's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse

lavendcr's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

"Just not yet."

i received my copy from a blind date with a book gifted by my friend marie for my bday, so i had to bingeee it.

its been months since i've read an entire book and reviewed one so my skills r a lil rusty but omg... this was my first freida mcfadden book and i've heard veryyy good things about her works.

it was absolutely crazyyy and i could not put it down. i went from hating nina to hating millie to hating nINA AND MILLIE SIMULTANEOUSLY to loving nina and hating andrew and millie and to loving both nina and millie

altho millies morals are fucked up cuz why would u fuck someones husband

and it was truly a rollercoaster ride.

i ended up crying at the end bc i was so satisfied with the ending (i had my doubts) and some of the characters abusive behaviors reminded me of my own grandparents (crazy right?) like its insanity how stuff like this actually happens.

im gonna have to pick up another freida mcfadden book soon because i was HOOKEDDDD!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

itsmax's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

regalwater's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.75

I saw A twist coming but not sure what. And then as it wrapped up I actually got excited about reading subsequent books. We shall see! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Violence