Review by sanctorum - The Housemaid

sanctorum 's review for:

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

3.5

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I see the way they look at each other after that. It's over. He's in love with her now. He's her problem.

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden is her first installment that I decided to grab because of the amount of reviews going around the internet lately on how her books are nothing but twisting. As a fan of the mystery and thriller genre myself, of course it excites me to start a new book.

Seeing that this is my first time reading Freida’s books, it wasn’t hard at all to get into her writing. It seamlessly flows and knows how to instantly grab my attention from the start. It’s pretty obvious from the fact that I finished it in one day. Although I have to admit that the plot-twist is a bit on the predictable side and the writing by itself did not wow me as much as BookTok got me hyped for, but it was still a page-turned and an easy read to start my journey for her books. It gets me excited to read her next ones. I have to agree with the people who said that this book is an easy gateway to move on from a reading slump, and it clearly helped me get through it after a full year of not touching any books.

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sanctorum 's review for:

I see the way they look at each other after that. It's over. He's in love with her now. He's her problem.