Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

106 reviews

hue's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

Can I say I'm disappointed when I did not except a thing?

I liked the ending, however

I'm tired of reading thrillers that end up being about horny women bedding someone's husband.

The build-up wasn't great and the twists didn't work because there was barely any clues to begin with. Lack of information does not make a twist great. Poorly done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

demy_summer's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

princessjigglypuff's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Torture

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Murder

missinfermiera's review against another edition

dark 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? N/A

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

tanacef's review

dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

sueee573's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Murder

missgrangerr's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Good not great. The “twist” wasn’t it for me and the amount of frustration to get to a pay off wasn’t worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Blood

cartermon4's review

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

mybestfriendsarefictional's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

fink1129's review

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