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The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

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livcashmere's review against another edition

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dark 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

3.0


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lemonsneverlie's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This novel was quite a fast and easy read which majes you want to stay up sleepless nights just to find out what comes next! Do yourself a favour and don't look up spoilers :)

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tiltsu's review against another edition

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mysterious 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


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wordsgirlie's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes

5.0

🔪 psychological thriller.
— slow-paced, multiple povs

“. . . no woman wants to be compared unfavorably to another. he’s an idiot if he doesn’t know that. then again, plenty of men are idiots.”

what a great way to start september! the story follows millie, a young woman with a criminal past, who gets employed as a housekeeper by a rich woman, nina winchester, one with a seeming mental health condition. and as the story goes, millie soon finds out that the rich family she’s working for have secrets of their own. 

first of all, i got so interested with reading this book because i’ve seen a lot of videos on tiktok where some readers say that it was really an amazing thriller. this is one of my favorite reads this year. the plot is great and freida mcfadden’s writing style was perfect. all the characters in this book are all insane and weird. i actually don’t know what to feel when i was reading this—i was scared, confused, and excited on what’s going to happen in the next chapters. to be honest, the whole story was exhausting to read because it is full of twists and turns, but it is the type of exhaustion that i will always enjoy. 

lastly, the plot twists in this book are amazing, unpredictable, and insane! overall, this book is a beautiful collection of mystery, thriller, and unexpected twists. if you want to get into thriller, you should definitely put this on top of your list. 

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emzbookz's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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ceceliareads's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.25

this book had me on the edge of my seat. i mean there was plot twist after plot twist.

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emma_sky's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-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

2.0


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heer_pluisje's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.0

Dragging story, quite predictable twists, no likeable characters, very little suspense

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claireaziza's review against another edition

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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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joyfulfoodie's review against another edition

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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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