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The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

camalexander's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

A good read, McFadden is very skilled at building tension, but I felt as though the big reveals were rather predictable 

thisisnotzaria's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

awenrich530's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

itsmekatiegreen's review against another edition

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fast-paced

4.0

andrewbellisch's review against another edition

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

2.25

blackberry609's review against another edition

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fast-paced

4.5

efisher's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

sofiaabreu23's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

abbymac99's review against another edition

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3.0

Honestly was disappointed by this one!! Had too high expectations going in with how highly it’s rated I think!

The best way to describe this book in my opinion is that it reads like a Lifetime channel movie where its a bit unrealistic, there’s some plot holes, the “twists and turns” don’t feel super shocking, and you don’t know why but you can’t stop watching.

To me it was kinda predictable but it was an easy read to get through and at times was hard to put down!

asha_upadhya's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75