Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

108 reviews

sydoodle's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.25

THIS IS WHAT WOMANHOOD IS ALL ABOUT BABY YES MA'AM

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Confinement, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Torture

Moderate: Classism, Child abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Suicide attempt, Deportation, and Violence

pagecalico's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

At the start, the book kinda felt a bit flat but once i got to part 2 I couldn't stop turning the page!! I really did sympathise with a lot of the characters (well… not all of them) and i can really understand why they are the way they are. The ending specifically was so tense and intriguing i loved it! I will definitely read the second book after reading the last page!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

goldensisyphus's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Very well done and enthralling, but I had some trouble reading this book. Warning for those who have been through abusive relationships and/or been subjected to gaslight games. None of these characters are likeable except maybe Enzo... But it works.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Confinement, Infertility, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Murder, Rape, Torture, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Violence

chelseacrystal's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

2.75

I expected the twist of the century after all the hype and what I got was something akin to the Cupid shuffle. 

What on earth was THAT? Predictable plot points + convenient wrapping up of others. Plus, I was able to guess too many of the shocks well before their reveal. 

Oh it was bad for me in there. I think too much of everything was going on. Then, the “big” reveal held absolutely no weight and felt very anticlimactic.  I think as an author, if you go for multiple twists, they have to be executed incredibly well otherwise you run the risk of diluting the impact of each twist. And we got a lotttt of dilution with this book. 

If you gave this one 5 stars, your standards are abysmally low. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Rape

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

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

Minor: Vomit and Toxic friendship

rjohnston's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Torture, and Confinement

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

stevie_in_the_stacks's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Child abuse and Rape

hue's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

Can I say I'm disappointed when I did not except a thing?

I liked the ending, however

I'm tired of reading thrillers that end up being about horny women bedding someone's husband.

The build-up wasn't great and the twists didn't work because there was barely any clues to begin with. Lack of information does not make a twist great. Poorly done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Rape

zjo_98's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Murder

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