Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

80 reviews

ghostblush's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Infidelity, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Infertility and Sexual assault

mirandacheek's review

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

i loved this book so much. kept me entertained from beginning to end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

lollipup's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Torture, and Kidnapping

sennaje's review

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

gtwaddell's review

emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

da1996's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

lcesario's review

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? It's complicated

4.0

It was really good, I didn’t expect the twist and turns that happened in the last 100 pages of the book. The author did a great job making me feel some thing towards the characters whether I liked or hated them was up to their design. The ending is good, but feels almost feels rushed at the end. Overall, I had a great time reading this, and I didn’t expect the ending!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

reecemar22's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Kidnapping, and Murder

vanella's review

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

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

connorjdaley's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

3.0

I read this for a book club, and I enjoyed it. 

On the surface, I thought the way this was written was compulsively readable. It did some things I had never read before in a thriller, even though I have read that it is very similar to another. (I hadn’t read it). Personally the change in perspective, even with the novel being first person, was a real surprise for me. 

The plot itself is a little slow for me though, so when the climax finally came crashing in, it felt oddly short. The main character was also a bit unlikable, which comes to a head for me when the character does something I personally find despicable, then the novel has no one really likable in it at all. 

Why does the new housemaid’s bedroom have a lock on the outside of the door, not the inside? Read it and find out! Personally a 3/5*. 

“Those were my books, and you didn’t treat them very well, did you?” This is the best quote of the book, please enjoy it very out of context. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, and Toxic friendship