Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

531 reviews

claireaziza's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

If you love twists read this book! I absolutely tore through the second half! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Torture, and Murder

missmcewen's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Definitely a page turner. A dark novel, but light entertainment. I did feel that the voices of Millie and Nina were too similar (the author's style came through with the same phrases etc.) so that was a bit of a minus for me in terms of character development. Overall an enjoyable read though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

joyfulfoodie's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

Pleasantly surprised by the twists and turns. Mostly didn’t guess them, couple that I was close ish on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Rape

kshertz's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I love these kinds of books. So much tension and drama and nothing is as it seems. Some parts of the mystery i predicted but most of it I did not! I love that I could not put it down. I need to read the next in the series! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

kate59421's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, and Murder

zoe_archambault's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

5.0

I needed a good brain rot book I could binge and this HIT. I didn’t see the twists coming. I devoured it. it read so easily. it satisfied exactly what I needed it to be. will I ever think about it again? probably not. but it’s well written and a good time so 5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

sarahvsimms's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

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

morgane3471's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

3.25

First part was quite boring. I enjoyed the second part more. 
A quick read at least

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Violence

Minor: Fatphobia and Murder

tobiii's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Moderate: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death, Infertility, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

emma_allgeie's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Murder, and Classism