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The Housekeeper is reminiscent of The Girl on the Train, but dumbed down. The main character, Claire, is overweight, drinks too much, and lies to everyone, all because she was wronged in some way by the rich and beautiful Hannah. Her plot for revenge is unbelievable and made me think that all of the characters involved were rather ignorant. The ending is predictable. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator was not a good fit. The main character is supposed to be 24 years old and the narrator's voice sounds at least twice that old. It made the story even more out of sync.

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

lt4nywlk's review against another edition

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5.0

"Gone Girl" / "Girl on the Train" level plot twists! Read it.

katiewhitewine's review against another edition

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2.0

This was a pretty standard thriller. A bit dumb in its simplicity. It was written in 2019 and is already starting to date badly with its “influencer” references which weren’t mentioned in the synopsises I read. The characters were unlikable. The ending was a bit cringe… I found the happy ending/ tidying up of all the loose plot points to be nauseating.

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mysterious fast-paced

3.0

slaporte's review against another edition

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3.0

Just who will get their "just reward" in this book?
An engaging listen and a lesson to not waste your days.

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