Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

58 reviews

oliviamc01's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Rape

michelleub's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Don’t look at the trigger warnings, they definitely spoil you, the book is so good that I actually don’t have anything to say, but this thriller might just get me to read more thrillers!!
As someone who usually doesn’t read thrillers, this was such an easy read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Murder, and Confinement

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Stalking, and Death

Minor: Blood, Body shaming, Infertility, and Body horror

nicole12's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, Physical abuse, Violence, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Body horror and Body shaming

Minor: Sexual content

laurenbaggy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Murder, Torture, Child abuse, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Fatphobia, Violence, Death, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Body horror, Infidelity, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Alcohol

zoejung12's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

I was really loving this book until the ending. The first part of the ending was dissappointing and seemed a little too easy/convienient. The very end of the book definitely peaked my interest though. 
I will definutely check out the next book in this series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Body horror

livvmarks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Alcohol, and Body horror

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Gore, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Classism, Death, Medical content, Violence, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Murder, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Cancer, Death of parent, Infertility, Infidelity, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Confinement, Deportation, Rape, Sexual content, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Torture

shadymist's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

Honestly this is the best book I have read so far this year! So many twists and turns that make the reader keep going. I finished the book the same day I started it. That should tell you how much worthwhile this book was to read! Frieda Mcfadden is a truly gifted author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Torture

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

Minor: Body horror, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Death

madsmacmath's review against another edition

dark tense 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

1.0

I don’t know how to feel.

I texted my bookclub “I hate this pick” when I was eleven chapters in. But I just sped through the remaining 60% in the last two hours. 

I don’t understand if it’s rated highly because people haven’t read other thriller/mystery books? It’s far from my new favorite of the genre. The characters were so  incredibly unlikeable to me and the twists were just a little *too* predictable for it to be everything I hoped it would be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Torture, Bullying, Body horror, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Mental illness, Infertility, Child abuse, Murder, and Forced institutionalization

booksalacarte's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

The housemaid- 4.75⭐️ 2🌶️

Dual pov

Thriller

Forbidden love

Surprises twist

This is such a good book. The foreshadowing was really well done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Mental illness, Violence, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Infertility, Body horror, Medical trauma, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Torture, Sexual content, Sexism, Self harm, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, and Death

kaitlynnnng'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This entire review contains spoilers.

From the very beginning, I questioned whether Nina was actually psychotic, or if Andrew was really the psychotic one. When Andrew kicked Nina out of the house, I asked myself whether it was time to be extra scared of Nina, or scared of Andrew. So, while I somewhat saw the “twist” of Parts II and III coming, there were also still a few of surprises.

The author did an amazing job of building connections with Nina’s perspective in Part II. My jaw actually dropped a few times!

I wasn’t 100% sure how Part III was going to play out, but I’m happy with it. While it might not be the most realistic (specifically with the detective and his relationship to everything), it was a perfectly satisfying ending. Especially with the added bonus of Evelyn and Nina’s conversation, and Millie’s new job interview.

I recently read Verity by Colleen Hoover (which made me VERY uncomfortable and disturbed), and, for the first half(ish) of this book, I thought the two stories were incredibly similar. However, I think this story was less disturbing (specifically because there was significantly less talk of child abuse) and better-written.

I found myself rooting for different characters at different times. Millie was frustrating for ignoring so many BRIGHT red flags at the beginning (though I get she didn’t necessarily have many choices). Nina and Cecelia were so frustrating at times! Then Nina was extra frustrating for knowingly subjecting Millie to toxic situations (though I empathized with her). Evelyn was hard to trust at times. Enzo was mysterious at the beginning, and I wasn’t sure what was going on there for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident, Rape, Blood, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault