February 2024 Group Read (spoiler thread): The Housemaid, by Frieda McFadden

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

spoiler thread for The Housemaid.

[Sylvia]

I started and finished this book recently. It was truly a “could not put it down” book for me!! I finished it in three days and the only reason it even took three days was due to other commitments, lol. Looking forward to the discussions on this one!

[aPriL does feral sometimes]

This story had a really unexpected twist!

[Sylvia]

Agree with April. As soon as it got to Nina’s first part where she explains what her whole plan is/was because of the severe abuse Andrew puts her through, that was really unexpected for me!! It takes a LOT for a thriller book to really shock me, since it’s my favourite genre and 95% of the books I read, but I loved the twist in this book and the ending!

[Jannene]

Sylvia wrote: "Agree with April. As soon as it got to Nina’s first part where she explains what her whole plan is/was because of the severe abuse Andrew puts her through, that was really unexpected for me!! It ta..."

I just read another one that shocked me. The Girl You Lost. Never in my mind did I expect the ending. I am still thinking about it.

[Sylvia]

Thanks for the recommendation, Janene (damn mobile app doesn’t allow me to directly reply), I have added it to my TBR list. One book I would recommend to people who loved this one is The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding.

[Jannene]

Sylvia wrote: "Thanks for the recommendation, Janene (damn mobile app doesn’t allow me to directly reply), I have added it to my TBR list. One book I would recommend to people who loved this one is The Drowning W..."

I just put that one on my tbr list.

[Cátia]

I enjoyed this book and rated it 4 stars. However, I didn't think the twist was that unexpected. I predicted what was going to happen before I was halfway through the book. But it's probably because I read another thriller recently that has a similar plot.

[bookworm_ellieg]

I loved this one! I found the multiple twists amazing! And loved the ending! It was so satisfying 😅

[*ੈ✩‧₊˚Sassy]

Binged this last night and this morning to squeeze it in before the month was up, and ooohhh my goodness. What a psychological mess! I suspected early on that hubby might not be on the up-n-up, but I had Enzo pegged all wrong. I totally thought he was going to be having a secret affair with the wife, or that he was the brother of Andy’s first fiance, there to figure out what happened to her.

I love the ending and set up for a new career as a hit woman, that really separates this from the traditional maid in a rich neighborhood story. I look forward to reading #2.

And that peanut butter?? They jerked me so hard on that one. Next level evil.