Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

415 reviews

xdawnsii's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

2.75

I think this book could have been really, really good. I did not think the characters and their interactions were fleshed out very well, and I honestly did not like the main character (Millie) much - especially in part one of the book. Sometimes the writing felt repetitive or clunky. 

I really enjoyed Nina’s character, though.

I thought she was the most complex and interesting character in the book.

I also did not expect the direction the plot went with, and still enjoyed this book despite the flaws I felt with the writing and characters. 

It wasn’t the most groundbreaking story I’ve ever read, and I’ve read better books. But I did have a lot of fun reading this book despite that & it’s a quick and easy read

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, Infertility, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death

bri__'s review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This felt really slow in the start but once it hit over halfway it started picking up the pace. It felt kind of predictable but i liked the ending. go millieeee

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

lilla_j's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

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: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

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

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

angelizamo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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, Torture, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Mental illness and Murder

leah08855's review against another edition

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

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Rape

literally_mint's review against another edition

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

sari_lyr'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Child abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

laurenlo29's review against another edition

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: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Murder

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