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manikahemmerixh 's review for:
The Housemaid Is Watching
by Freida McFadden
I liked the change of scenery for this book. Often in series the books will happen so close together, just a year or two (if not less) after the events of the first one, but I like that this gave us a Millie in a completely different stage of her life. I do think that it's really hard to write child characters in a book for adults though. It's something I'm picky about and so there were definitely moments involving the kids where I was like "do children act like that or is that an adult's perception of how a child would act?". (and obviously this is complicated because even as a parent, once a person has passed the adolescent stage of their life - can they actually understand how a child's thought process would work to represent it authentically - is it fair to expect that? maybe not)
This was also the first book in the trilogy where I actually liked the first half, the build up and the suspense that was built around the mystery more than I liked the actual unfurling of the events. I wouldn't go as far as to say that I was disappointed by the book but it was my least favorite out of the three.
This was also the first book in the trilogy where I actually liked the first half, the build up and the suspense that was built around the mystery more than I liked the actual unfurling of the events. I wouldn't go as far as to say that I was disappointed by the book but it was my least favorite out of the three.