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lizkoroskenyi's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Torture, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Body shaming and Infertility
juliaarcisz's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Gaslighting
Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Blood
lizachrisson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Torture
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Infertility and Sexual assault
underscoresyd's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Mental illness and Pregnancy
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
ladybug12793's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
This was the second Freida McFadden book that I’ve read. I haven’t read many thrillers so take this review with the grain of salt. I loved every second of it. I hate horror, but I’m a big fan of psychological thrillers. This is very fast-paced and keeps you on your toes the whole time. I highly recommend it.
0 🌶️
Graphic: Confinement, Torture, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Murder
Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, and Rape
fkshg8465's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
hellokaley's review against another edition
- 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
2.5
Overall, this one is fast paced with short chapters that makes it a binge-able page-turner. Many of the chapters ended on a “or is it?!” sort of cliffhanger and with the next chapter being 2-3 pages long, it’s easy to just keep it going.
I don’t really know what to say otherwise- the first part set the scene but you knew all things weren’t quite what they seemed because of the genre. Some things just seemed a bit implausible and dramatic but here we are. Part II took a turn in which I probably would have appreciated reading the content warnings ahead of time. I usually don’t feel like I need to, but the abuse and torture was a little much for me personally.
All in all, a fast read with a bit of a predictable plot and the parts that were unpredictable were quite unsettling to me personally!
Is Frieda McFadden the Colleen Hoover of thrillers?
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Torture
Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, and Gaslighting
Minor: Infertility
emilyrainsford's review against another edition
4.5
The basic premise is that a girl down on her luck and desperate takes a live-in housekeeper job with a rich family, but wonders what she's gotten herself into when the woman of the house starts behaving erratically.
This had some good twists and turns, with an ending that was kind of wickedly satisfying. It's definitely a popcorn thriller but I love that shit.
At the end there is an epilogue that teases the next book and I will for sure be reading it.
(Big trigger warning for gaslighting)
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, and Gaslighting
tourmalinequeen'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
2.25
The characters serve the plot not the other way around, and the plot surrounds an abusive relationship. It begins with gaslighting and develops quickly to confinement and psychological abuse. If it weren't for the book club I would not have read it. None of the characters are likeable and backstory gets info dumped in awkward expository segments rather than serving the characters or allowing them to develop. Plot is very fast paced and can be enjoyable at times but the unlikeable characters mean I didn't want anyone to succeed in the narrative, there was no sympathetic character even the ones surviving abuse did not come across as sympathetic. It reads like the author wanted it to be a movie or tv show rather than a book.
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation
hailiejo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Murder