Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

118 reviews

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

jillybits's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

This is my first time reading a psychological thriller, and this book was such a page turner and I was surprised by the twists! I would say the first half was a tad slow and some of the last lines of the chapter were a bit cliche/basic. However, by the second half, the pace picked up and I couldn’t put the book down until I finished it 😅 The last quarter of the book was a little gruesome for me personally, so I’m not sure if I’ll read the sequel. But if you’re into psychological thrillers, I would recommend this as an easy, quick read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Death, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body shaming, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Blood

leah08855's review

challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Gaslighting, Murder, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Rape

literally_mint's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Torture, Body shaming, Death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

laurenlo29's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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: Mental illness, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, and Torture

Minor: Deportation, Death of parent, Body shaming, and Bullying

sam_like_spam's review

dark mysterious 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? Yes

2.75

The writing at times seemed kind of juvenile, especially in the first half of the book with Millie. But I guess that could be attributed to Millie being kind of juvenile because of her previous situation. The twists were obvious, but still so satisfying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Death, and Child abuse

bookedandbusy's review

dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

WOAH. That was a WILD ride of a book. I didn’t know who to trust! I absolutely loved it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, Torture, and Infertility

Moderate: Fatphobia, Infidelity, Body shaming, and Violence

cassiereadsbooks_'s review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

chellski's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

<spolier> poor CeCe. Everyone else was an absolute bellend. He's abusive because he was abused? Piss off. What was the weird bigotry towards Enzo

The writing wasn't for me. Repetitive and overly descriptive of random objects. Everytime Millie picked up a phone I cringed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body shaming, Bullying, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Classism, Deportation, Kidnapping, Death, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Misogyny, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Mental illness, Murder, and Racism

livvmarks's review

adventurous 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Alcohol, and Body horror

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Gore, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Classism, Death, Medical content, Violence, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Murder, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Cancer, Death of parent, Infertility, Infidelity, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Confinement, Deportation, Rape, Sexual content, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Torture