Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

238 reviews

mikasana's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I was expecting more mystery but got 100% thriller. 💀 I listened to this as an audiobook and enjoyed Millie’s VA. 

The book itself was a bit too disturbing for me… I almost didn’t finish because of all the cringe of the first half. The second half got me good but… ugh. The stress was unreal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Confinement, and Infidelity

Moderate: Infertility

michealasharp's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Infertility

laurareads_bcn's review

dark emotional 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

3.75

Definitely a page turner once you get into the story, even if some parts were kinda predictable 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Confinement, Drug abuse, Infertility, Pregnancy, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Medical content, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

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

_rubydodge's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Death, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Infertility

jessclarkee's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body shaming, Confinement, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Toxic friendship, Torture, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Mental illness, Violence, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Murder, Drug use, and Toxic relationship

waterbrender's review

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

dezaraemd's review

challenging emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

This is without a doubt one of the top 3 books I’ve ever read. Possibly number 1. I can’t wait to start the next one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Torture, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

Minor: Classism, Cursing, Deportation, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, and Alcohol

clara01's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.5

 I enjoyed most of this book but I found part 2 very challenging to read. 
I think it had a great build up but after the first major plot twist I struggled to change my feelings about a character that had been  written to be unlikeable. The manipulation and emotional abuse were particularly unenjoyable to read. 
The ending was good but I think there were too many sudden plot twists right at the end of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Gaslighting, Murder, Torture, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence, Gore, Infertility, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death

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