Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden

4 reviews

kyrstin_p1989's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Like the other book in this series, this had lots of twists and turns, many of which I didn’t anticipate. It was interesting and vicious and terrifyingly possible. The characters are a bit unloveable but complex and intriguing.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Infertility, Violence, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Stalking

nikiwiggam's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Murder, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Confinement, Classism, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Infertility, Blood, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Vomit, Sexual assault, and Stalking

vanella's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

ky001113's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Death, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Terminal illness, Blood, Chronic illness, Grief, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

Minor: Infertility, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Gun violence