Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

266 reviews

zastudiln's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

pretty similar to verity, and also reminded me a little bit of hidden pictures with the sense of having a babysitter/maid with a questionable background. i really enjoyed this book, and do think it was very fast paced. it was super easy to get through. i did see some of the twists coming, but it was enjoyable nonetheless. i do highly recommend this book if you want a fast paced thriller to knock out your reading goals :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Death, Torture, and Kidnapping

amandam71's review against another edition

dark 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

2.5

I was really excited for this book, but was able to easily guess the plot twist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

jenreads30's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship

readwithjinger's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Violence, and Physical abuse

marginsofmarisa's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

It was fine. Really wasn’t a fan of the writing but gotta admit it was a quick page turner. I feel like the author was very obviously inspired by Gone Girl but… it’s not done nearly as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Murder and Violence

thelibraryofanolive's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Infidelity, Infertility, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, and Death

cnoguera's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Confinement, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood

ilana_pop's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

2.0

The writing was okay, but the trauma porn... This was so unethical and wrong. Highly disturbing.
In terms of plot: if you've read 'Girl on the train' and/or 'Last Mrs Parrish' you've read this one. The wrap up of the story also felt... too smooth. Nope nope nope.

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Content Warnings

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

audreads100's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This was okay and entertaining. I found the trope of the mysterious criminal a little overdone and I didn’t appreciate the focus on weight gain or loss as a character flaw. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Fatphobia and Infertility

bearybooky's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Domestic abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Infertility and Injury/Injury detail