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A review by casey_larsen
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
dark
mysterious
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? No
2.0
This book moved very quickly and with short chapters and just enough of an interesting premise, it kept my attention. However, that's where the positives end for me.
There were multiple errors throughout, usually linguistic, that took me out of the story. For instance, it's not the "balls of his hands;" palms or heels of a person's hands, maybe, but the term balls is usually in reference to a person's feet right before the toes begin. The repetitive nature also drove me a bit crazy...we get it, Millie did something bad to land her in jail and the Winchesters don't know what she's capable of; I don't need to be reminded of that every other chapter.
As for the "twists," I'll admit I didn't see every single one coming, but I wasn't necessarily surprised by an of them either...
There were multiple errors throughout, usually linguistic, that took me out of the story. For instance, it's not the "balls of his hands;" palms or heels of a person's hands, maybe, but the term balls is usually in reference to a person's feet right before the toes begin. The repetitive nature also drove me a bit crazy...we get it, Millie did something bad to land her in jail and the Winchesters don't know what she's capable of; I don't need to be reminded of that every other chapter.
As for the "twists," I'll admit I didn't see every single one coming, but I wasn't necessarily surprised by an of them either...
- Millie being in jail for murder: obviously she committed a violent crime because otherwise she a) wouldn't have been in jail as long as she was and b) wouldn't be so concerned that the Winchesters would find out what she did.
- Andy being a sadistic asshole: he was sketchy from the jump, and you'd be a fool to trust a man in any thriller
- Nina getting herself out by acting "crazy" when in reality she was perfectly sane: her crazed actions happened throughout the book and became increasingly drastic, the absolute lack of subtlety with this from the author told me from the beginning that her craziness was an act
- Nina hiring Millie to kill Andy: a slight twist I didn't see coming, but definitely not a surprise. I knew Millie had done something violent in her past and I knew Nina was in an abusive relationship, so it wasn't a huge jump.
- The detective sliding everything under the rug regarding Andy's murder because his daughter was Andy's ex-fiancee: Again, not a huge jump because the ex was mentioned a couple of different times, so I knew she'd come into play, I just thought it'd somehow be in relation to Enzo.
I think that's all of the so-called twists, none of which truly blew my mind.
I will not be reading the second one and will likely not be picking up another title from the author, as I'm not a fan of her writing style. I would likely recommend this to someone who isn't a frequent reader, who's looking to get back into reading, or who frequently reads Hoover, and the like, and raves about it.
I will not be reading the second one and will likely not be picking up another title from the author, as I'm not a fan of her writing style. I would likely recommend this to someone who isn't a frequent reader, who's looking to get back into reading, or who frequently reads Hoover, and the like, and raves about it.