Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

49 reviews

aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sari_lyr'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Child abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

emmalynette's review against another edition

dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

Minor: Child abuse and Rape

livvmarks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

kfquarium'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cursing, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Infertility, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Deportation

angelnorin's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

 this is the first time I read a book in this genre. I could say it was an easy read! I'm not used to this genre and I would love to go back to my usual silly little romance 😩 It got quite scary for me in some parts and had to stop reading (I was reading at night so I was like NO I want to sleep tonight) and come back to it the next day 😂 I love the alternating POV of Millie and Nina at the end AND THE FUCKING TWIST OF IT ALL LIKE!?? I did not expect that 😭😭 poor little Cece and Andrew's mother!? wtf 💀🤸🏻‍♀️ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, and Blood

Minor: Rape and Pregnancy

chlo_willow's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

vj_thompson's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

This was a pretty solid thriller. I’d recommend this to anyone wanting to dip their toes into the genre. I guessed the overall twist but it was still a wild ride.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Blood, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

kaitlynnnng's review

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This entire review contains spoilers.

From the very beginning, I questioned whether Nina was actually psychotic, or if Andrew was really the psychotic one. When Andrew kicked Nina out of the house, I asked myself whether it was time to be extra scared of Nina, or scared of Andrew. So, while I somewhat saw the “twist” of Parts II and III coming, there were also still a few of surprises.

The author did an amazing job of building connections with Nina’s perspective in Part II. My jaw actually dropped a few times!

I wasn’t 100% sure how Part III was going to play out, but I’m happy with it. While it might not be the most realistic (specifically with the detective and his relationship to everything), it was a perfectly satisfying ending. Especially with the added bonus of Evelyn and Nina’s conversation, and Millie’s new job interview.

I recently read Verity by Colleen Hoover (which made me VERY uncomfortable and disturbed), and, for the first half(ish) of this book, I thought the two stories were incredibly similar. However, I think this story was less disturbing (specifically because there was significantly less talk of child abuse) and better-written.

I found myself rooting for different characters at different times. Millie was frustrating for ignoring so many BRIGHT red flags at the beginning (though I get she didn’t necessarily have many choices). Nina and Cecelia were so frustrating at times! Then Nina was extra frustrating for knowingly subjecting Millie to toxic situations (though I empathized with her). Evelyn was hard to trust at times. Enzo was mysterious at the beginning, and I wasn’t sure what was going on there for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Medical content, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Stalking