Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

La femme de ménage by Freida McFadden

44 reviews

hmwoodward's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

The first book club selection of the year went by fast! The book starts at the end and you are left to try and piece it together before it is all over. You definitely are led to believe the story will take you one way and then it takes you another. I don't want to spoil it, but it doesn't go exactly how I anticipated it would at the start.

Was this the best book I'll read this year? No. But I definitely enjoyed the ride and would recommend it to others (who are ok with the large number of content warnings applied here).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

bpgorence's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Body shaming and Child death

Minor: Death of parent and Classism

0ldoini's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fatphobia and Infertility

Minor: Death of parent and Deportation

katelyncadle's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

violetvulptex's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual content, Torture, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Classism

lilla_j's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

mrs_gale's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

It was a good read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol

laurenlo29's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, and Deportation

scoobygirl93's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent and Deportation

sldibened's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail