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A review by kt2e56
The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden
dark
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
1.0
None of the plot adds up.
There’s no strong characters.
There’s ZERO chemistry between Millie and Enzo as well as Millie and Brock.
The voice acting is atrocious. Again, still not at all what a Brooklyn accent sounds like and Enzo’s “Italian” accent borders on parody. And as if that wasn’t bad enough, apparently there’s no editing done for this audiobook because the actress mispronounces the most basic words (regardless of which character is speaking).
Millie is by far the stupidest protagonist I’ve ever had the misfortune of reading about. I think the author chose to make Millie a “tough” former convict to make up for giving her literally no personality but at no point is it believable. If Millie was railroaded by the justice system before, why would she have such extreme trust and confidence in the NYPD? And how does she have ZERO street smarts?
I feel like everything from the last book was completely just written out aside from the laughable romance between Millie and Enzo (despite them having zero chemistry), who in this book the author turned into a complete and total moron. Wow, he keeps calling her boyfriend “Broccoli” instead of Brock. So funny. 🙄
Also the author is dreadful at world building. No descriptions of pretty much anything. “He hands me a dress.” Okay, what does the dress look like? Or feel like?
None of this believably sounds like New York. Any actual New Yorker would tell you that nobody just drives in and out of the Boroughs all the time as much as Enzo and Millie and Brock do. Most New Yorkers don’t even have cars due to the shoddy parking situation (unless they’re commuting often to Long Island which literally nobody but Douglas seems to do). And each time Millie had to say how she lives in the South Bronx like five times per sentence, I just cringed.
The big “twist” made zero sense. Especially considering Millie’s boyfriend is a lawyer? Why not go to him sooner once you’ve figured out that you’ve never actually met Douglas before!?
I just can not for the life of me figure out why any of this author’s books are so highly rated because honestly it’s giving amateur hour.
There’s no strong characters.
There’s ZERO chemistry between Millie and Enzo as well as Millie and Brock.
The voice acting is atrocious. Again, still not at all what a Brooklyn accent sounds like and Enzo’s “Italian” accent borders on parody. And as if that wasn’t bad enough, apparently there’s no editing done for this audiobook because the actress mispronounces the most basic words (regardless of which character is speaking).
Millie is by far the stupidest protagonist I’ve ever had the misfortune of reading about. I think the author chose to make Millie a “tough” former convict to make up for giving her literally no personality but at no point is it believable. If Millie was railroaded by the justice system before, why would she have such extreme trust and confidence in the NYPD? And how does she have ZERO street smarts?
I feel like everything from the last book was completely just written out aside from the laughable romance between Millie and Enzo (despite them having zero chemistry), who in this book the author turned into a complete and total moron. Wow, he keeps calling her boyfriend “Broccoli” instead of Brock. So funny. 🙄
Also the author is dreadful at world building. No descriptions of pretty much anything. “He hands me a dress.” Okay, what does the dress look like? Or feel like?
None of this believably sounds like New York. Any actual New Yorker would tell you that nobody just drives in and out of the Boroughs all the time as much as Enzo and Millie and Brock do. Most New Yorkers don’t even have cars due to the shoddy parking situation (unless they’re commuting often to Long Island which literally nobody but Douglas seems to do). And each time Millie had to say how she lives in the South Bronx like five times per sentence, I just cringed.
I just can not for the life of me figure out why any of this author’s books are so highly rated because honestly it’s giving amateur hour.