Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden

101 reviews

mtoothman3's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I couldn't put this book down! The twists are super unexpected! Emotional rollercoaster. Great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

tessikaa's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Gaslighting

lulibooks's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder

ellavlind's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Den första boken va 100% bättre och för att man hela tiden hade den i bakhuvudet och jämförde med den omedvetet så blev denna inte lika bra som den skulle varit annars tror jag. Plot twistsen va ju bra såklart, trodde ju inte att Wendy va den dåliga och att hon lurade Millie med fel Douglas, men jag tror grejen är att jag gillade viben mer i förra boken.
Tyckte också synd om den riktiga Douglas som bara ville leva ett bra liv och sitt eget liv med sin fru och få barn osv. Tyckte inte han va abusive som Wendy tyckte men de va ju för pengarna. Blev såklart stockad när de va Marybeth som kom till stugan och dödade Wendy och Russell men hade typ velat att de skulle va Millie hahah även om de va en bra plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

lauraelovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Sequels are tricky but I really enjoyed this one. Had the same overall formula as the first book, but was different enough to still feel new and exciting.

As with all of Freida’s books, you will need to suspend your disbelief but you will undoubtedly have a good time doing so! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

hazel_t23's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

Minor: Eating disorder

calscozycorner's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Blood

lexithelion's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was an exciting read. There is no down time at the beginning and it jumps right into the plotline and introducing new characters. This book is a continuation of the previous book with about 3-4 years of time gap. There are some plot holes in that time span but it's nothing that stops the flow of the book. The new characters are well fleshed out and the plotline makes complete sense, I think this is a great follow-up to the original story. I didn't give this book 5 stars because there are some logical jumps, many of the character's actions are frustrating, and the ending is pretty predictable once you make it to the halfway mark. However, I was completely hooked and would recommend this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Infertility, Suicide, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual content

purplenoodlepie's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

EVEN BETTER THAN THE FIRST! 5* READ FOR ME!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infertility and Infidelity

Minor: Vomit

cayliehausman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

This was not the sequel I expected, but it was the sequel I needed. If you couldnt stop turning pages in The Housemaid this is a must read!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit