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jay_da_bookworm's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Kidnapping and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gore, Gun violence, and Death of parent
pairswellwithbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
bookworm_43's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
assesgrass's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
neverlandpages4's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
• I was actually planning on reading The Housemaid’s Secret but I saw this recommended in a YouTube video, then decided to start it on my Kindle just to see what it’s about and I literally couldn’t put this down and binged it in two sittings!!
• That’s the thing about this author’s books, they’re pretty short and will have you hooked from the first chapter and you pretty much have no choice but to binge read them because they’re just that good!
• This had such an interesting premise. For the first 20-30% of the book, we’re kind of unsure of Nora’s moral compass. Her dad is a serial killer and even though she’s convinced that she’s nothing like him, we watch her as she grapples with her morality and I thought that she was such an interesting character. I always love reading from morally questionable characters’ POV, I think part of that has to do with The Tell-Tale Heart. It literally made me love villain POVs 🫢
• Something I didn’t like though was the constant red herrings. Anytime I thought a character might be shady, they were immediately cleared. I felt like there was no chance for the reader to try and guess if their theory was right.
• The big twist at the end took me by surprise, but I did partially guess it. The killer was pretty obvious imo, but the way that they’re related to everything was what shocked me.
• This is a fast-paced, fairly short, twisty thriller that I’d highly recommend to anyone in a reading slump! Or to anyone that loves thrillers. And I’ll definitely be reading more of Freida’s books soon!
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Violence, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, and Gaslighting