Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

100 reviews

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Classism, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexual content, Torture, and Death

Minor: Child abuse

maddie_0930's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Grief, Death, Murder, Blood, Torture, Cursing, Infertility, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

kjm19's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I haven’t read a book like this in a very long time - probably since the Girl on the Train?

An incredibly fast-paced crime/thriller novel about a woman on parole who is hired to be a live-in family maid. You can see twists and turns coming for the most part, but you don’t know the specifics and that’s what keeps you on your toes. 

The change of POV at a critical point in the story didn’t leave me wanting more, in fact it answered some questions but also gave me a thirst for more answers. 

The plot centring on the injustices of the prison system and how poorly women in abusive relationships are treated by law enforcement and the ‘establishment’ made it more impactful for me. 

Other than the police chief person’s daughter being Andy’s ex (cliche, lazy, forced…), the ending (last chapter with Andy’s mum at the funeral and the epilogue with Millie being interviewed at a new place) chefs kiss. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Torture, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Sexism, Deportation, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Blood, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Violence, Alcohol, Body horror, Grief, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

sare1125's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

mrhouse's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Torture, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content

add_a_little_spook's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Classism, Emotional abuse, Murder, Confinement, Gaslighting, Torture, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Blood

Minor: Rape, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Infertility

lsmith725's review

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

This was a gripping thriller-enjoyed every minute of it! We’re led to think there is more mystery behind a certain characters actions, but all of a sudden, we are switched to a new POV and we realize it’s actually a different character’s mysterious past that we need to know about. I was surprised with the twist. The character development was strong and intriguing from the beginning. Frieda McFadden is the queen of dropping hints that make you want to know more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual content

waterbrender's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, and Mental illness

mollykmyers's review against another edition

The book became wayyy too dark and creepy. The torture and gaslighting was too much for me 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Infertility, Misogyny, Mental illness, Body shaming, and Gaslighting

christyreads_n_rambles's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

Ms. Freda throws you through such a loop in the Housemaid you may get motion sickness from it! The new maid at the Winchester's home has a lot of secrets but as do they, whose will come to light first.

I really loved the emotional whiplash this book gave me you cannot help but to have a love hate relationship with all the character, there is so much to unpack in so little time it blew me away, I don't think I could have ever predicted the twists of this McFadden book. I appreciated the realness this book had to the situations behind closed doors, often in McFadden books I read some of the plots seemed a bit out there but this one, never once was that my mind set.  

Is a must read for thriller and mystery lovers!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Death, Murder, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, and Sexual content