Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

92 reviews

erinreading's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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, Torture, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Murder

Moderate: Death

Minor: Drug abuse, Vomit, Infertility, and Child abuse

ju_harue's review against another edition

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Murder, Torture, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Stalking

aastroxxy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Death, Mental illness, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

astegs8390's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Torture

Minor: Child abuse

sharlapeggy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Devoured in a day. Loved this book. Loved everything about it. Gripped me from start to finish and was everything I needed. 

This gave me the same feelings as Verity and What Lies Between Us and Gone Girl. All the same feelings. It’s fantastic and I can’t stop thinking about it. 

WWW:
- First person 
- Millie was a fun character to get to know
- THE ENDING
- THE TWIST
- NINA’S POV
- THE OTHER TWIST
- Made me think 
- Read in a day

EBI 
- Could have been a bit spicier in places but really didn’t need it. 
- loved it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Domestic abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Torture, Rape, Misogyny, Mental illness, Self harm, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

fink1129's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I typically look at a list of trigger warnings and have no concerns. I went in blind and ooofff, I was uncomfy! Such an incredible book, twists and turns, I was on the edge of my seat from the start!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Murder, Child abuse, Death, Confinement, Toxic relationship, and Torture

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Child abuse

Minor: Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Bullying, Medical content, Blood, Cursing, Deportation, Gore, Grief, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, and Stalking

yellowcape's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

What more is there to say beyond it was my first read of the year (354 pages on my kindle) and I read it in less than 24hrs. I devoured it to be honest. 

This is like everything Verity wishes it was. Our protagonist actually had a personality (yay!) and the ENTIRE plot did not revolve around her destroying a marriage while being astronomically horny. 

I really enjoyed this book, it wasn’t the wildest ride in the sense of the twist wasn’t anything you couldn’t see coming, butttt it was paced really well, every little detail added up nicely and it was clearly thoroughly planned out before writing (something I can’t say I feel about Verity - which was verifiably the worst thing I’ve ever read and I’ve read some enjoyable trash). Everything was tied up nicely into a little bow and I’m looking forward to reading the sequel, which I think will be more on the trashy side but hey, it’s winter break it’s the perfect time for some trash. 

If you want a quick easy thriller, that will have you gasping audibly, but doesn’t require too much thought to follow to burn though, I’d thoroughly recommend :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Murder, Torture, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Infidelity, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Gore, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Child abuse, and Self harm

Minor: Body shaming, Deportation, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

bpgorence's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Violence, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Child death and Body shaming

Minor: Classism and Death of parent

brynhayes's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Stalking, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Violence, Confinement, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

rachelefelli'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
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infertility and Sexual assault

Minor: Rape