Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

44 reviews

pamshenanigans's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A fast-paced and compelling story about Millie, the Winchester’s new housemaid who’s desperate for a job and money. Millie has to deal with the mental and physical gymnastics of working for Nina Winchester who seems hell-bent to make her life miserable. 

It’s already quite challenging for me to be surprised or impressed by a plot twist in a thriller book because I’ve already read quite a lot. However, The Housemaid took me by surprise with the second half of the book! While I have some gripe about the main character being naive and uncharacteristically stupid at times, I had a lot of fun reading this. 

The book is told in 2 POVs, Millie’s and Nina’s. I found the second half of the book more gripping story-wise, while the first half was compelling when it comes to the pacing. 

The ending was interesting because aside from getting a satisfying resolution to the story, there’s a hint of the possibility of a sequel and getting more out of Millie’s story. Found out that there IS a sequel. I’ll definitely read it! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

jessclarkee's review

dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body shaming, Confinement, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Toxic friendship, Torture, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Mental illness, Violence, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Murder, Drug use, and Toxic relationship

adriapeters's review against another edition

dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, and Toxic relationship

mollykmyers's review against another edition

The book became wayyy too dark and creepy. The torture and gaslighting was too much for me 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Infertility, Misogyny, Mental illness, Body shaming, and Gaslighting

emspeid's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Torture, Murder, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

ynaiita_5896's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

🗝️ This book has everything a good thriller asks for: times suspense, a tense environment, an exhilarating thrill and a sense of mystique and an ominous ambience that pulls you into the plot. McFadden is a genius and this book deserves all the laud and popularity it received.

🗝️ This book met all of my expectations. Which is why I read it in less than a day. The plot twists were perfectly introduced, in a way you'd never expect. The characters were not lovable in the traditional and obvious way. But they came with a level of intrigue so strong and convincing that you're hooked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Confinement, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

nialiversuch's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Death, Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Infidelity, Body shaming, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Sexual content, Xenophobia, Child death, and Death of parent

erinsbooknook's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

Well this book was a wild ride. I have never cussed so much while reading a book. The amount of times I said WTF was astounding. I do recommend this book as a thriller. None of the main characters were all that likeable, except Enzo, but it made a pretty good story and I couldn’t put it down. The twist was a slow burn, which was cool. I read 110 pages in one day and almost 100 on another day, that is rare for me as a slow reader. Pick this one up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, and Torture

Moderate: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Violence, Bullying, Mental illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

ellaticonstellation's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

Damn! This book hooked me. It was written in a way where I craved for more. Highly addictive to say the least. I couldn't stop reading. This is my third book from Freida and I thoroughly enjoyed this one more than the other two. Nina and Millie were both smart women who fell for the wrong guy. Good thing Enzo helped out. I thought he was undercover or something. Lol. God. It turned so dark, I had chills. Men like Andrew disgusted me. Who does that? Oh, one thing I wasn't crazy about was the police turned out to be Andy's ex's father. It was a bit too coincidental. But oh well, because of him, the women were free. Dear Cece will never be punished by a monster. The abuse stopped when he died and he turned that way because of Evelyn, his mother. And Millie's mission to help more women continues to the next book. I can't wait to read more. Thank you, Doc. (I heard in a book group on Fb that she's a doctor)✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Death, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Torture, Abandonment, Child abuse, Infertility, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence

loudo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Death of parent, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Excrement, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Self harm, Suicide, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Classism, Abandonment, Medical content, Murder, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Mental illness, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Torture, and Vomit

Minor: Deportation, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence