Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

9 reviews

xdawnsii's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

I think this book could have been really, really good. I did not think the characters and their interactions were fleshed out very well, and I honestly did not like the main character (Millie) much - especially in part one of the book. Sometimes the writing felt repetitive or clunky. 

I really enjoyed Nina’s character though, before and after the plot unfolded. I also did not expect the direction the plot went with, and still enjoyed this book despite the flaws I felt with the writing and characters. 

This book felt like watching reality TV, you know it’s not the best TV you’ve ever seen, but you’re still enjoying it. I will finish this series, the story was very entertaining. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Torture, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Confinement

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, Murder, Infertility, Death, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death

kimeow831's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Child death, and Child abuse

thiasgomez's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Gaslighting, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child death, Rape, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

mtstjk's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Flew through this! 

only thing that bothered me was 2 contradictory parts of writing. said the room was NOT stuffy (drafty) then says it’s unbelievably stuffy. Another part was Andy grabbed the broom from her then suddenly it says she’s gripping the broom. But I’m being picky & it was an excellent book! The ending was SO satisfying ! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Murder, Torture, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, and Infertility

crimsonreadlips's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Death, Murder, Sexual content, Bullying, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Minor: Blood, Vomit, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Infertility, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

megan_j's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I don’t understand the hype tbh. It was a page turner, but I wasn’t shocked by the twist, never felt particularly creeped out or scared, never was very curious about what was going to happen next, it was just very meh. Wasn’t enough to push it to 4 stars for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, and Torture

mleckie's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Moderate: Child death

pageafter_paige's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Wow this book was so good but I wouldn’t expect anything less from my girl Freida! Each chapter left me wanting more and there were so many twists keeping me engaged. I love to hate each character in this book yet Freida’s got me empathizing with each one. The change in perspective kept the book fresh and flushed everything out. I will be reading the sequel VERY soon!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, Classism, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Death

reaganisreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Torture

Moderate: Cursing, Child abuse, and Child death

Minor: Sexual content, Infidelity, and Infertility