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The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

15 reviews

xgabrielle_hx's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Torture, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Body horror, Gaslighting, and Blood

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Infertility, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Body shaming, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Rape

Minor: Alcohol and Pregnancy

soobooksalot's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Infidelity, and Mental illness

kjm19's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I haven’t read a book like this in a very long time - probably since the Girl on the Train?

An incredibly fast-paced crime/thriller novel about a woman on parole who is hired to be a live-in family maid. You can see twists and turns coming for the most part, but you don’t know the specifics and that’s what keeps you on your toes. 

The change of POV at a critical point in the story didn’t leave me wanting more, in fact it answered some questions but also gave me a thirst for more answers. 

The plot centring on the injustices of the prison system and how poorly women in abusive relationships are treated by law enforcement and the ‘establishment’ made it more impactful for me. 

Other than the police chief person’s daughter being Andy’s ex (cliche, lazy, forced…), the ending (last chapter with Andy’s mum at the funeral and the epilogue with Millie being interviewed at a new place) chefs kiss. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Torture, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Sexism, Deportation, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Blood, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Violence, Alcohol, Body horror, Grief, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

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

vancehennessy's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

The beginning chapters were SO tell not show; it was hard to get through. But the twist and characters were pretty good, so it was worth staying with. Will I read the next one? *shrugs* I do really like the gardener guy, so maybe if I get to see more of him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

Moderate: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Violence, and Stalking

Minor: Alcohol and Sexual content

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: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, Toxic friendship, Torture, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Death, and Confinement

Moderate: Vomit and Blood

Minor: Bullying and Alcohol

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: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Murder, Child abuse, Death, Confinement, Toxic relationship, and Torture

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Child abuse

Minor: Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Bullying, Medical content, Blood, Cursing, Deportation, Gore, Grief, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, and Stalking

evreardon's review against another edition

challenging tense slow-paced

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

3.5

The beginning was pretty slow. But then everything clicked and it got much better. Still not the best thriller I’ve read but I’m intrigued enough to read the sequel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Confinement

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Death, Mental illness, and Infertility

Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, Violence, Fatphobia, Blood, and Murder

laurenbaggy's review

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

mrs_gale's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

It was a good read. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Murder, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Infertility, Blood, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Drug use, Sexual content, Cursing, Death, and Drug abuse