The Housemaid: An absolutely addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist (The housemaid series, 1)

Amazing book! I struggle with reading usually but this book had me hooked right from the very start! Went on to read the rest of the series and all were amazing!

Admittedly, the start of this book confused me, and I was suspicious of everyone initially, especially the very nice husband.It was a good, easy read, and the twists and turns kept you entertained throughout. The ending reminded me of the women related to Aqua Tofana (Google it). The later part of the book had my eyes rolling as the maids reason for being in jail is revealed and why she was hired etc.Overall pretty good.

I loved the plot of this book! The author, Freida, does a great job of making the reader feel uneasy throughout. The complexity of the characters and storylines was gorgeous. I can't wait to read more!

Not the type of book I would typically pick up but it had large amounts of positive reviews and I wanted something succinct to read on holiday (without realising this is a trilogy of books!). I rarely get time to read yet if couldn't put this down! Will buy the next one for sure.The pacing was quite good especially the flow between part 1 and 2. You feel sorry for almost all the characters at various points of the book, quite well done .Hard to say anything else without spoiling it

Picked up this book as it had glowing reviews as a psychological thriller with plenty of twists, however I struggled a bit to get through it. For most of the book it reads more like a cheap closed door romance with characters who come across as caricatures rather than real people, implausible storylines, and bimbotic narration. I kept plowing through mostly as the blurb and reviews said there were twists so I was hoping for something spectacular to warrant the many 5 stars it received but was left feeling disappointed. The twists were simultaneously predictable and absurd, and everything was tied up far too neatly with the aid of yet another unbelievabley convenient plot device that just felt like lazy writing.The overall premise was interesting but the quality of the writing really let it down for me... Smarter characters who actually orchestrated their own revenge rather than benefitting from unrealistic and poorly explained strokes of luck would have carried this book, but as it was I was I was left wondering why I bothered finishing it.The narration was also a major annoyance, I realise with first person narrative you have to use the characters voice which can limit the complexity of vocabulary used, and requires simplified language when the character is uneducated... But this was only the case for one of our narrators. The second was well educated and should have had a different voice, and to me it was simply poor writing that she spoke to the reader in the same vernacular and displayed the same limited comprehension as the first narrator. This is honestly a huge bug bear of mine with authors who choose to use first person POV but use the same voice for all characters.Honestly I'd say this book is perfectly fine brainless reading for a holiday read or simply to kill time, but it won't be one that stays with me or which I'd bother to recommend.

Wow this book is the best book I have read in ages! I couldn’t put it down. Really unexpected twists throughout. I would recommend this book to anyone that loves psychological thrillers. I really enjoyed it and looking to buy the next one The house maids secret 🫢 can’t wait

I can't remember what was the trigger to buy this book but it seems to review well (and has sold huge numbers). I think I may have confused it with The Maid but I liked the sound of this book so decided to give it a go. By the look of the cover it's going to be great.I'd not heard of the author but was interested in her combination of medical and psychological thriller writing as careers. I was also impressed with her long list of novels.This book has 328 pages split into 61 chapters and was first published in 2022.From the start it is clear that something awful has happened. We are then taken back a few months to find out what. There are plenty of secrets and some very weird events. The readers senses are heightened and there is a lot of suggestion. The narrative starts looking from Millie's perspective - she is very cautious of her environment although is not an innocent party which adds plenty of layers.The concept of the plot is tight with a small cast of characters making it an unchallenging book to read but there are enough twists to keep the attention all the way through.Gradually the story moves along, all the time keeping enough tension to make you think it is all going to go wrong at any moment. The prologue has introduced the idea of a body in the attic but there is a lot to be discovered before the book gets to that.Complexity is added and, whilst it all seems implausible, I did get hooked in and I loved the ending. It seemed unlikely that this book is going to be developed into a series but that is what has happened and I'm definitely going to get the next one.

I didn't know what to expect from this book but it really kept me hooked all the way through the story is really well done and it's a real page turner!