Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

415 reviews

demy_summer's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

ivi_reads_books's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-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

3.75

A captivating tale about how people react when they are caught between a rock and a hard place. The story is set in a wealthy Long Island neighborhood where not everything is as it seems. I usually don't read thrillers because I'm a scaredy cat but this was worth the fear of turning off the lights at night

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child abuse and Gaslighting

Minor: Excrement

erinreading's review

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Death

Minor: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Infertility, and Vomit

lightseeker's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement and Torture

Minor: Mental illness

gypsyheart's review

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Didn’t see the plot twist coming- thoroughly enjoyed. Some trigger warnings would have been good- sneak up DV exposure hadn’t expected. Still really enjoyed though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Mental illness

tanacef's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

ju_harue's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

aastroxxy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

apaolillo24's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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: Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Murder

ohclairebear's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail