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A review by omgmkg
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is not really the sort of thing I normally pick up to read, but it was good for its genre. Trying not to be biased because I accidentally had some spoilers and I’m sure I would have had a different experience with the book otherwise.
Well written and a fast read. Would consider picking up book 2.
Would have earned at least another .25 stars if it wouldn’t have mentioned how horribly fat (aka size 14 maybe 16, gasp) Nina is every 20 pages. (I know her body changing was part of her story but I got it the first three times).
definitely an “I support women’s wrongs” book and I enjoyed it
Well written and a fast read. Would consider picking up book 2.
Would have earned at least another .25 stars if it wouldn’t have mentioned how horribly fat (aka size 14 maybe 16, gasp) Nina is every 20 pages. (I know her body changing was part of her story but I got it the first three times).
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Child abuse, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Vomit