Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

A Criada by Freida McFadden

1056 reviews

cait_reads_and_drinks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Torture, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Mental illness and Murder

laura_rico's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

mariaig's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

lizkoroskenyi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I read A LOT of thrillers. I thought I had gotten to the point where I couldn't be surprised by a twist anymore.... Well this book had me SHOCKED multiple times. My jaw quite literally falling to my chest a few times, which was embarrassing in public but I hardly noticed because I was engrossed in the book. 10/10 would highly recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Torture, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming and Infertility

maicologie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

leah_giacobassi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I really enjoyed the perspectives it was written from. It was pretty easy to read and flowed very well. I liked the level of detail provided. And always love a good plot twist that makes me audibly gasp!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

kcoss's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

jentrento's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

This book was weird. I feel like I liked it and hated it. I found the characters very unlikeable and they lacked any depth - especially the females. The way attraction between characters was written was so cheesy and dated… like I get it, the men have muscles, who cares? When the story shifted viewpoints it became more disturbing, and honestly parts of it felt really uncomfortable to read. Characters related to the twist were predictable, but the details were not what I expected. I probably wouldn’t recommend this one because the details of the twist really gave me the ick, but it was a fairly fast paced easy read. I know this is being turned into a movie and I can see it being a decently entertaining though forgettable film on stream. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Torture

juliaarcisz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Blood

precy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Torture