Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

9 reviews

dezaraemd's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

This is without a doubt one of the top 3 books I’ve ever read. Possibly number 1. I can’t wait to start the next one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Torture, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

Minor: Classism, Cursing, Deportation, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, and Alcohol

erinbahrenfuss's review

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

The twist was a lot more “in my face” and predictable than I was expecting, but it did not fail to keep me engaged. I was unable to put the book down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Domestic abuse, Torture, Death, Eating disorder, Infertility, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Infidelity

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Abandonment, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Blood, and Deportation

emeralddreamer's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Infidelity, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, Classism, Fatphobia, Abandonment, Sexism, Infertility, Emotional abuse, and Death

hmwoodward's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

The first book club selection of the year went by fast! The book starts at the end and you are left to try and piece it together before it is all over. You definitely are led to believe the story will take you one way and then it takes you another. I don't want to spoil it, but it doesn't go exactly how I anticipated it would at the start.

Was this the best book I'll read this year? No. But I definitely enjoyed the ride and would recommend it to others (who are ok with the large number of content warnings applied here).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Vomit, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Excrement, and Gore

Minor: Death of parent

tarnaflake's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Mental illness, Murder, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Gore, Infidelity, and Eating disorder

Minor: Excrement

saraperdue01's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body shaming, Murder, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Mental illness, Rape, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

cassie_amberger'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Minor: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Classism

shofoho's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

pageafter_paige's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Wow this book was so good but I wouldn’t expect anything less from my girl Freida! Each chapter left me wanting more and there were so many twists keeping me engaged. I love to hate each character in this book yet Freida’s got me empathizing with each one. The change in perspective kept the book fresh and flushed everything out. I will be reading the sequel VERY soon!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, Classism, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Death