Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

415 reviews

kmerrmoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

A great thriller with a very clever twist. Loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Torture

Minor: Body shaming, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, and Blood

ballousclues'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

4.0

 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - good book. will recommend to some 

I enjoyed this book but I didn't love it. It felt VERY predictable to me. I looked back at my Kindle notes and found that everything that I noticed foreshadowed became part of the story. It's still a really good book, and one that I read in a day, just not GREAT if that makes sense.

This book is great for those who enjoy psychological thrillers and a strong female character. The ending made me very happy and made me feel like life has a way of bringing balance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, and Infidelity

Minor: Death and Sexual content

sarahenn's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

iman23ahmed's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

somethingwickedx's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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: Confinement and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

sarah_bettina's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Classism

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Stalking

rhileecochran's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

lemon_the_emu's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

Minor: Sexual content

craizydaizy1014's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, and Gaslighting

Minor: Vomit and Toxic friendship

megreads12's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Suicide and Deportation