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The Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden
2.5
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The amount of times I said “that’s not how this works - that’s not how any of this works” while reading this book was quite frankly ridiculous. 

I received an ebook copy through NetGalley and I want to thank them for it. 

This one started out pretty solid. It’s book 2 in a series but I had no trouble keeping up with it. While I was curious about Millie’s background, I can only assume it was explained in book one. It didn’t matter that much with this story and the important bits were explained. 

The beginning was interesting. I found myself wondering where on earth it was even going - it was pretty normal. Then things went bonkers. Then we have a straight up refusal to communicate which just annoys me and then the big event followed by “that’s not how that works”.

I found it pretty obvious where it was going. Of course I do read a lot of thrillers and this followed a path I’m familiar with. 

It’s fast paced, twisty and turny- odds are it’ll keep most people guessing and I can see the appeal. This just wasn’t for me though. 

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