Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

58 reviews

forzoeyy's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

this book left me staring at the wall after finishing it holy shit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Mental illness

megan_j's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I don’t understand the hype tbh. It was a page turner, but I wasn’t shocked by the twist, never felt particularly creeped out or scared, never was very curious about what was going to happen next, it was just very meh. Wasn’t enough to push it to 4 stars for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, and Torture

lovealwaysadi's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Gaslighting, Infertility, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death, Fatphobia, Blood, Body shaming, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Classism, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Sexual content

vanella's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, and Vomit

peachani's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Murder, Torture, Infertility, Ableism, Classism, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

Minor: Body horror, Cursing, Sexual content, Child abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Blood, Gore, and Medical content

samantha7815's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Rape, Torture, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, and Physical abuse

caseylovett's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Torture, and Mental illness

Minor: Murder and Suicide attempt

pinkyoshi's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body horror, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Torture, Blood, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse

plantedpaperbacks's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Torture, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infertility, Body horror, and Death

imnotadorableimpunk's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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, Violence, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis