Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

38 reviews

ivanagrimm's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

cartermon4's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Blood and Vomit

Minor: Bullying and Alcohol

fink1129's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I typically look at a list of trigger warnings and have no concerns. I went in blind and ooofff, I was uncomfy! Such an incredible book, twists and turns, I was on the edge of my seat from the start!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Torture, Toxic relationship, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse and Toxic friendship

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Gore, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Deportation

emmathereadingredhead's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

princessdana36's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

This book gave me a full blown anxiety attack. There were so many twists, turns, and unreliable narrators that I couldn't keep track (well, I could, but I just didn't want to! Whom can you trust in a book like this!) Gone Girl has nothing on this book. Sure, Gone Girl was better written, but this book elicited more visceral reactions than Gone Girl. I haven't even compared anything to that book since all psychological dramas/thrillers started comparing themselves to Gone Girl. I think the writing has to be improved. It needed some polish and another pass through with an editor, but the imagery was solid. Some of the phrasing was a little unprofessional, but it painted a vivid picture. All in all, not a pleasant book, but a readable one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Torture, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

rhyanreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I finished this book in two sittings. A really quick "who done it" style book. The writing is captivating and Freida McFadden always has the best twists and turns and unexpected things that just make sense. 

I would also love to live in the Winchester house, just not on the third floor 👀

Millie is a freaking G

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Vomit, and Murder

kmwolff's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, and Toxic friendship

saraperdue01's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

dilettala's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

brittanylee0302's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book although a little slow in the first 30% was soooo good! & the slowness of the first 30% is very necessary to the outcome of the book. While I thought this book was going to be a clean cut who done it kind of thing, it was so much more intricate than that which made for a wild page turner. Can't wait to read the sequel! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Violence and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit and Toxic friendship