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A review by readwithbec_
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
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Thoughts: The Housemaid is Book #1 of the Housemaid series. "Addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist" β well, they did not joke about that. Wowβ¦this bookβ¦ I will not lie; I was a little put off by the psychological thriller/thriller genre and was not eager to read a book from this genre. Now I can safely say I am in my psychological thriller era! This book had me hooked and had such a good storyline with lots of plot twists. I did not want to put this book down, and I am so glad it was my first read for 2024. If you are keen to give this genre a go, I highly recommend this book.
Synopsis: Welcome to the family,β Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But Iβll soon learn that the Winchestersβ secrets are far more dangerous than my ownβ¦ Every day I clean the Winchestersβ beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor. I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrewβs handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, itβs hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Ninaβs life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband. I only try on one of Ninaβs pristine white dresses once. Just to see what itβs like. But she soon finds outβ¦ and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, itβs far too late.
Please check trigger warnings before reading this book.
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Thoughts: The Housemaid is Book #1 of the Housemaid series. "Addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist" β well, they did not joke about that. Wowβ¦this bookβ¦ I will not lie; I was a little put off by the psychological thriller/thriller genre and was not eager to read a book from this genre. Now I can safely say I am in my psychological thriller era! This book had me hooked and had such a good storyline with lots of plot twists. I did not want to put this book down, and I am so glad it was my first read for 2024. If you are keen to give this genre a go, I highly recommend this book.
Synopsis: Welcome to the family,β Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But Iβll soon learn that the Winchestersβ secrets are far more dangerous than my ownβ¦ Every day I clean the Winchestersβ beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor. I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrewβs handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, itβs hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Ninaβs life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband. I only try on one of Ninaβs pristine white dresses once. Just to see what itβs like. But she soon finds outβ¦ and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, itβs far too late.
Please check trigger warnings before reading this book.
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