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A review by neverlandpages4
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
• Like many people, I read this after seeing so many reviews raving about it and I had been pushing it off for months because I was afraid of being disappointed but I’m so happy to say that I wasn’t!! I now understand why there’s a huge Freida McFadden readathon going on currently where a ton of people are reading her entire backlist and I will be one of them because her books are just too good!
• This was such a fast-paced, entertaining, and twisty thriller that had me hooked from the first line! I was dying to know who died at the beginning, which isn’t revealed until the very end, and I couldn’t put it down because I just HAD to
• I truly felt like I was losing my mind while reading this because I just didn’t know who or what to believe and I really felt for Millie for having to go through everything.
• I liked the smaller twists that were sprinkled throughout the book but the big twist at the end was absolutely insane!! I definitely get the hype now because I was just so taken aback by it and I felt like I had to take some time to process it. But even though it was so shocking, there was a small part of it that was unbelievable. Like everything worked out in the favor of one character and it was a bit too convenient.
• I loved pretty much everything about this book except for one thing. And that’s how painfully similar it was to The Turn of The Key by Ruth Ware. I really didn’t like that book but it had so many similarities to this book that it kind of ruined the reading experience for me. In both books we have a housemaid/nanny with a mysterious & dark past that goes to work for a rich family that’s driving her crazy. There’s an insufferable housewife and a child that may or may not be the devil’s spawn. There’s also the gardener and the town secrets…etc. It was just way too similar that I started confusing the two books even though I read The Turn of The Key 9 months ago.
• Other than that, I’d highly recommend this book and I can’t wait to read more by this author!
• This was such a fast-paced, entertaining, and twisty thriller that had me hooked from the first line! I was dying to know who died at the beginning, which isn’t revealed until the very end, and I couldn’t put it down because I just HAD to
• I truly felt like I was losing my mind while reading this because I just didn’t know who or what to believe and I really felt for Millie for having to go through everything.
• I liked the smaller twists that were sprinkled throughout the book but the big twist at the end was absolutely insane!! I definitely get the hype now because I was just so taken aback by it and I felt like I had to take some time to process it. But even though it was so shocking, there was a small part of it that was unbelievable. Like everything worked out in the favor of one character and it was a bit too convenient.
• I loved pretty much everything about this book except for one thing. And that’s how painfully similar it was to The Turn of The Key by Ruth Ware. I really didn’t like that book but it had so many similarities to this book that it kind of ruined the reading experience for me. In both books we have a housemaid/nanny with a mysterious & dark past that goes to work for a rich family that’s driving her crazy. There’s an insufferable housewife and a child that may or may not be the devil’s spawn. There’s also the gardener and the town secrets…etc. It was just way too similar that I started confusing the two books even though I read The Turn of The Key 9 months ago.
• Other than that, I’d highly recommend this book and I can’t wait to read more by this author!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Gaslighting
Minor: Injury/Injury detail