Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden

72 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

brittanylee0302's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book was so good! I really struggled to get through the first book in this series because it was very slow. I expected the second book to not be as twisty & turny because I know Freida wrote it just to satisfy fans requests. However, this second book i consumed so quickly because the twist & turns just kept me so invested. Im really excited to read the last to see where Millie & Enzo's story goes! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Murder

Moderate: Infertility and Blood

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Vomit

kroosee's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Usually the second book in a series lacks many things and doesn’t even come close to the first, but this book did not fall far behind the first for me. It was interesting just like the first book and the mystery kept me reading long after I had planned to 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Gaslighting

graphgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Gun violence and Suicide

Minor: Infertility and Infidelity

missdaniellexo's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

Minor: Gun violence, Infertility, Sexual assault, Blood, and Murder

kldeboer's review

mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Stalking, and Murder

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

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