Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

283 reviews

lily_sutton'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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infertility, and Torture

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

_pauline'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

4.0

this was INTENSE

I read this in one sitting and absolutely loved the first half, thought I‘d give it 5 stars

(I also really liked andrew at first, look how that turned out)

. after that, it was mainly

torture (not the reading but the content of the book)

, plus there were a lot of scenes that made me want to scream at the characters DONT BE STUPID JUST DO …, and while I didn’t always enjoy that, I still couldn’t put the book down. 

one police officer being able to simply close such a suspicious case seems unrealistic but ig it doesn’t really matter

I definitely get the hype and would recommend this if you don’t mind the content warnings. the plot twists are great. not sure I‘ll read the sequels any time soon but I‘ll definitely check out other books by this author 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Drug abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, and Death of parent

charliesbookshelf's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

kinda bad but still a pretty fun read lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Gore, and Murder

andieobrien99's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

This is my second Frieda book and all I can say is wow! What a twist! I can honestly say I didn’t see it coming! 
Can’t wait to read the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

lindsaymalloy'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Blood

Moderate: Alcohol

cayliehausman's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Had me on the edge of my seat from the very beginning! A series of twists and turns that will keep you awake! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infidelity, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Murder

kassafrass's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

hapalyn's review against another edition

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

edhyndman's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infertility and Rape

oz2021's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Infidelity