Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

352 reviews

key2's review

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Torture, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Murder, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Rape

alyssams884's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Torture, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Blood, Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Infertility

svalles's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Torture, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, and Physical abuse

frubia56's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

If you can get past the first third of the book, you’ll absolutely love it. It’s a difficult read in the beginning with how awful Nina is, but the twists in the end explains it all and makes it worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Torture

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Rape, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

aschmitttyy's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.5

One of my favorite thrillers I've ever read. The amount of detail that went into the plot line, and the way it wrapped up was just insane. Will be recommending this book to everyone who loves a thriller! Looking forward to reading more of Freida.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture

Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, Blood, and Infertility

jessrad505's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Mental illness, Child abuse, and Blood

penguins_save_lives's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Drug use, Murder, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Gaslighting, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Death, Torture, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Infertility, and Confinement

tabeahaefliger's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

3.0

This wasn‘t more than okay

The story felt incredibly unrealistic and the end felt not creative and abrupt 😐 I don’t think I’ll continue with the series 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Torture

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Death

koreydobbert's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

Moderate: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, Mental illness, Violence, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Torture, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Child abuse, and Forced institutionalization

add_a_little_spook's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Classism, Emotional abuse, Murder, Confinement, Gaslighting, Torture, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Blood

Minor: Rape, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Infertility