Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

A Criada by Freida McFadden

131 reviews

mosha_pl's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

If you can get past the terrible narration it’s a fun little read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Child abuse

Minor: Rape, Murder, and Sexual harassment

heer_pluisje's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Infertility, Infidelity, and Mental illness

Minor: Rape, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

missmcewen's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Definitely a page turner. A dark novel, but light entertainment. I did feel that the voices of Millie and Nina were too similar (the author's style came through with the same phrases etc.) so that was a bit of a minus for me in terms of character development. Overall an enjoyable read though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

joyfulfoodie's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Rape

haileyeg_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

esems's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Entertaining, but I was able to predict most of the twists. Nothing shocked me as I had already made those possible predictions prior to them being revealed. From the start it reminded me of Ruth Ware’s ‘Turn of the Key’. Troubled women living in an expensive home as live-in help, bedroom door that locks from the outside, a groundskeeper that is attractive, a bratty child, a creepy attic. And

an attractive husband character that is alluring at first but is so obviously part of the twist. If it’s too good to be true, it usually is! And they are always the ones with a dark side.

. All that said it was still fun enough when the twists reach their peak. I listened to the audiobook and kept following along because I wanted to see if my predictions were correct (which they were). Even

when Evelyn reveals that she was the one to start the disciplining ‘games’. And yes, I also knew we would be loop back to Kathleen being one of the ‘firsts’. I will say the one bit I didn’t predict was Nina planting the pepper spray in the bucket for Millie. And I wasn’t convinced Andrew would die in the end. I expected him to be carted off to prison instead.

. I will eventually check out the other two books in the series but will likely do the audiobooks again rather than read them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

itsmax's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

kirstieanya's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I absolutely devoured this book.

The writing was faced paced and the end of every short chapter left me desperate to keep reading. The definition of a page turner. 

I can't deny that the actual writing/prose wasn't amazing, but it was such an addictive read it didn't matter.

I decided to read this book as I realised that although I enjoy watching thrillers, I don't tend to read them. This has definitely been a good introduction to the genre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infertility

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

ellavlind's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Asså jävlar. De hände saker hela tiden och man ville alltid läsa mer och när man trodde man visste nått så visade det sig att man inte alls gjorde det. Först trodde man de va Nina som va ”den onda” men sen fick man ju reda på att det var Andrew hela tiden och Nina som blivit plågad och planerat att Millie skulle döda Andrew vilket hon ju gjorde. Millies backstory va ju bra och passande och värre än vad man trodde hahahah. Men i slutet blev de ju klart att Evelyn (hans mamma) va den som startade allt även om de inte är en ursäkt för vad Andrew gjorde mot både Nina och Millie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, Blood, Vomit, and Death of parent

hazel_t23'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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, and Torture

Minor: Body shaming