Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

19 reviews

fink1129's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I typically look at a list of trigger warnings and have no concerns. I went in blind and ooofff, I was uncomfy! Such an incredible book, twists and turns, I was on the edge of my seat from the start!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Torture, Toxic relationship, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse and Toxic friendship

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Gore, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Deportation

yellowcape's review against another edition

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

3.5

What more is there to say beyond it was my first read of the year (354 pages on my kindle) and I read it in less than 24hrs. I devoured it to be honest. 

This is like everything Verity wishes it was. Our protagonist actually had a personality (yay!) and the ENTIRE plot did not revolve around her destroying a marriage while being astronomically horny. 

I really enjoyed this book, it wasn’t the wildest ride in the sense of the twist wasn’t anything you couldn’t see coming, butttt it was paced really well, every little detail added up nicely and it was clearly thoroughly planned out before writing (something I can’t say I feel about Verity - which was verifiably the worst thing I’ve ever read and I’ve read some enjoyable trash). Everything was tied up nicely into a little bow and I’m looking forward to reading the sequel, which I think will be more on the trashy side but hey, it’s winter break it’s the perfect time for some trash. 

If you want a quick easy thriller, that will have you gasping audibly, but doesn’t require too much thought to follow to burn though, I’d thoroughly recommend :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Body shaming, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

violetvulptex's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual content, Torture, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Classism

lilla_j's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

shadymist's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Honestly this is the best book I have read so far this year! So many twists and turns that make the reader keep going. I finished the book the same day I started it. That should tell you how much worthwhile this book was to read! Frieda Mcfadden is a truly gifted author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Blood, and Death of parent

killmoore_'s review against another edition

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

This definitely lived up to the hype for me. 

I figured out the big twist fairly early on, but that was due to procrastinating on this read for so long that I had a few spoilers. However, the swerves and turns kept me completely invested, and the way Frieda flushes out her characters makes it feel like they could jump off the page and.. I don't know.. lock you in an attic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

zalikawashere's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

It took me about 200 pages to get fully in. I would have given it 5 stars had part one been shorter and part two or three longer 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

What a wild ride. So many twists I didn’t really see coming. One of the better thrillers I’ve read in quite awhile. Creepy and just a notch past sanity so it seems like it could really happen. The ending is such a feminist feel good ending. Can’t wait to check out more from this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

mheiling's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, and Deportation