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The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1)

Freida McFadden

Start date: January 1, 2024

Finish date: January 31, 2024

Discussion: Mystery/Thriller BOTMs 2024

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Mystery/Thriller BOTMs 2024

* "The Housemaid Is Watching" First Impressions *No Spoilers* (September)
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Jan 11, 2024 Sarah rated it really liked it

Millie is a recent parolee who is down on her last luck, living out of her car and hoping to get a job as a housemaid for the affluent Winchester family. At first glance, the Winchesters seem like the perfect cookie cutter family. However as Millie's time with the Winchesters grows, it becomes clear not only to Millie but also to the reader, that there is more to the Winchesters than what meets the eye. Dark secrets and pasts of all the characters merge into this fast paced thriller.

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May 16, 2024 Jess Penhallow rated it liked it

Shelves: library-book, kingston, epsom, leatherhead, ewell, banstead, surbiton

I enjoyed discussing this with my book club. We all agreed that this book was varying levels of objectively bad but it was great fun nonetheless. Sometimes, you just need to read something a bit trashy. I don't think I'll continue with the series. ...more

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Oct 29, 2024 Londyn Strandquist rated it it was amazing

Okay okay okay I now understand the hype

This book was SO good. I really didn’t expect some of the twists and the ending! I had a full on different ending in my head the whole time. I loved it!

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Jul 02, 2025 Jo rated it really liked it

Shelves: thriller

Obviously with books of this ilk, we know something bad is coming! Just not what, why or how. I appreciate an author who can weave such a sense of foreboding into their writing. Right from the get go, we have an underscore of tension, and it then builds from there. I enjoyed the twists and turns and where the story goes. Funny, I’m cautious for heavily hyped books like this, as they often fall short of high expectations. But this was a good, solid 4*.

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