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The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden

64 reviews

karly_ackley's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Infertility, Suicide, and Vomit

jenniee_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This whole story was a constant twist but also predictable at times. I don’t really know how to describe it but it was everything I needed (even though there were definitely moments when I was internally yelling at Millie).

I loved the first book but I think I loved this one even more! I love the short chapters and how fast paced these books are. Freida’s writing is perfection. Couldn’t put it down and would definitely recommend. Starting book 3 immediately!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Infertility

Minor: Eating disorder and Suicide

deedeegib's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Murder

abigaelf's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

abicaro17's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Freida is amazing! After a time jump, Millie is between jobs after a baby she nannied for started calling her Mama and Enzo is in Italy. When Millie gets a call to cook and clean for a CEO she jumps at the chance. When it starts to get weird, Millie beings to investigate deeper. So I definitely didn't like this as much as The Housemaid but it's still great! I think the actual twist was great but all the lead ups were pretty bland. It's a little too much like the first to be all that surprising but it's still good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

teatunesandtales's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

pmtthemonkey's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

Great book! I ended up loving this book more than I thought I would! I always expect twists with Freida’s books but I never expected this! Highly recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

melglueck's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.75

The first part of this book was so annoying to read honestly, I was so tired of Millie dragging along Brock. I just kept screaming at the girl TELL HIM BE HONEST WITH HIM. However the second & third parts (including the epilogue) were fairly good, basically a repeat of the first book- wish there was a little bit of a different plot. Overall, the Housemaid (the first book) is a great stand alone book. I likely will not read the next one.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder

crazybooklady89's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Not as good as the first in the series, but still pretty good. I felt that this one was a lot more predictable than The Housemaid. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

ghi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail