The Housemaid

Let me start by saying I don't read books. I buy books, but try as I may, I just cannot seem to get themread, no matter how hard I try. I have A.D.D., so as much as I would LOVE to read a book, it's justnot something I have been able to do. Until now! No matter how many times I laid thisbook down, I was always able to come back to it and pick back up and was never lost. This wasa real first for me. The chapters are short, but not so short that it's irritating or jumpy. I literally waswalking through the house and would stop and read a chapter here and there, and even took this book tobed with me one night and read for almost an hour. That's something I've not been able to do in almosttwenty years. I truly thought those days of diving into a book like that were just over for me.This book doesn't have a boring moment in it, yet it still takes the time to develop each character along theway. I would urge anyone new to the series to avoid any videos on these books. I watched a video short to see whatorder to read these, and the plot was blown in the first sentence out of the person's mouth. I was so upset, I almostlaid this book down and didn't finish it. (Can you even?!) But I carried on after I calmed down. I'm so glad I did. It just got better and better!I don't want to say a word, I don't want to ruin anything for anyone. I will say that this is a great read. It'snot slow, it's far from boring. Your moral compass will meet some challenges, and you will both love andhate the same people as you go. Sounds crazy, right? Well, so is this whole story and pretty much everythingthat happens!PS: Freida McFadden, who hurt you, and do you want or need help burying the bodies? I'm free on Thursday. ;)

I would have given it a 4.5 if an option. But 5s I save absolutely mind blowing, life changing books. There’s nothing negative about the book or the story at all, but for me 5s are sacred. This book reads smooth and easy, it has great pace and development, the characters are interesting and have mystery about them, the story is exciting and interesting leaving the reader wondering what’s coming next. The ending is very satisfying and gives the reader closure. My favorite part about the book is that the author doesn’t fill pages with unnecessary information that you just want to skip over. She gets to the point quickly, she describes the scenes with the perfect amount of detail to provide the reader with exactly what is needed to understand and visualize what is happening at that exact moment. There’s no extra fluff. Even when she takes us into the thoughts of the characters, she does it minimally but with enough precision to perfectly understand the characters’ state of mind. The Housemaid is a perfectly packaged gift of a book, and I enjoyed reading it. Looking forward to reading the sequel.

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden is an absolute page-turner — dark, suspenseful, and filled with psychological twists that had me hooked from start to finish. From the first chapter, I was completely pulled into Millie’s story and the unsettling world of the Winchester family.Millie, desperate for a fresh start, accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Winchesters, but what she thought would be a new beginning quickly becomes something far more disturbing. Nina Winchester is unpredictable, manipulative, and emotionally exhausting, while their young daughter CeCe is bratty, entitled, and oddly cruel. Millie endures it all because she has to — and watching her navigate the toxic chaos inside that house is both gripping and deeply unsettling.Freida McFadden’s writing is sharp and fast-paced, with just the right amount of humor, suspense, and psychological edge. The audiobook was an excellent companion — the narrator’s Northern accent and quirky inner dialogue brought Millie’s character to life in the most entertaining way. Her self-talk had me laughing out loud at times, adding a perfect balance to the darker moments of the plot.Even though I had an inkling that something wasn’t quite right, I was completely blindsided by the why. The final plot twist was brilliant — and there’s a moment near the end, just a single line from one character, that put the whole story into chilling perspective. It left me stunned, saying, “Now that makes sense!”This book is so well done — clever, creepy, and deeply satisfying. I couldn’t wait to jump into The Housemaid’s Secret the moment I finished.If you’re into psychological thrillers with strong female leads, deliciously twisted plots, and jaw-dropping twists, this is a must-read!

The Housemaid is a superb, gripping, suspenseful thriller with fascinating characters and surprises. There are over half a dozen people in the novel, and we wonder what has happened to them, what is happening now, and why. There is the main protagonist, a twenty-seven-year-old, lovely woman who had been in jail for ten years for reasons we do not know, and had just been fired from her job. A fat, wealthy, disheveled woman hires her to do housework, cook, and care for her unruly child. All of the fat woman's acquaintances know she had been in an insane asylum, but we do not understand why. The fat woman's husband is extremely handsome; it is unclear why he would marry such a fat and messy wife. He is charming to the Housemaid. His wife mistreats her. In the prologue to the tale, we are told that a woman is sitting worried because there has been a murder in the house, and the police are there.