Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

64 reviews

katyinscrubs's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.5

Very well written and interesting plot. The Boston accent is rough, but you get used to it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Torture

sophieamreacher's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

Read in one day. Good premise and kept me interested. Was unsure about how the book was split up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Murder, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Deportation, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Domestic abuse, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Child abuse, Classism, Gore, Grief, Vomit, Misogyny, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Kidnapping, Self harm, Racism, Medical content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

naturenoble's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Loved this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Cursing, Drug use, Infertility, Murder, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Trafficking

nishalovesbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Torture, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

rioreadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.0

The Housemaid (The Housemaid Book 1)
Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This was the first thriller I have read in quite a while, and I genuinely feel like it was the perfect reintroduction to the genre. It was a fast paced, edge of your seat read. I won't say too much because I don't want to give any spoilers, but this book had me trying to figure out how it was going to end the whole time. It had so many reveals, twists, and turns that I was constantly thinking of different scenarios and avenues the plot could take, as well as possible outcomes/ending to the novel. I did find some of the plot a smidgen predictable, but it was still extremely enjoyable. I found the ending to be the perfect set-up to book 2, which I will absolutely be reading! If you are looking for an easy mystery/thriller this is it!

⚠️Warning⚠️
language, no-low spice, cheating (brief), death, delusions (mentioned), depression (mentioned), emotional abuse, drugging, hostages, mental health hospitalization, murder, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sexual assault (mentioned), suicide (mentioned), torture, verbal abuse

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Torture, Murder, Death, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault

nataliealane's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

I really disliked this book/the characters but also couldn’t put it down???! Like I HAD to know what happened next. All the characters are extremely unlikeable and make very stupid stupid decisions that made me want to throw a book at their head. The main character possesses almost 0 survival instinct despite spending 10 years in prison. If you like Lifetime dramas/thrillers, you will like this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Torture, Blood, and Confinement

Moderate: Body shaming, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

mummamyers's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Confinement, and Gaslighting

zastudiln's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

pretty similar to verity, and also reminded me a little bit of hidden pictures with the sense of having a babysitter/maid with a questionable background. i really enjoyed this book, and do think it was very fast paced. it was super easy to get through. i did see some of the twists coming, but it was enjoyable nonetheless. i do highly recommend this book if you want a fast paced thriller to knock out your reading goals :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Death, Torture, and Kidnapping

ashleyj_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Infertility

bookdeviant86's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Death, Infertility, Torture, Kidnapping, Violence, and Infidelity