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A review by nxpe
The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
The ending truly is what made this book worth-while. I really didn't like it at first, but once it got down to the last 30 percent, I was completely enthralled. Truly by the end of it, I wanted to give it 5 stars, but I didn't...
The reason for it was because, one of the characters basically has an eating disorder/is very fatphobic and there is not a trigger warning in sight for it. That really bothered me because I'm a believer in trigger warnings, and despite the fact that it's not a large part of the story, it's a large part of the character's personality. And I feel that that warrants a trigger warning.
The reason for it was because, one of the characters basically has an eating disorder/is very fatphobic and there is not a trigger warning in sight for it. That really bothered me because I'm a believer in trigger warnings, and despite the fact that it's not a large part of the story, it's a large part of the character's personality. And I feel that that warrants a trigger warning.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Eating disorder and Fatphobia
Minor: Vomit