The Librarian's Husband's Book Club discussion
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The Housemaid
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I remember loving it enough that i've read quite a lot of freida's books later on.
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I felt the plot went off the rails quickly in the second half, but I give it kudos for being fast-paced and engaging for much of the story. There were a few good twists and a few obvious turns, followed by multiple head-scratching moments. I don't read a lot of suspense novels like this, mainly because it is difficult to ground them in reality, and it often relies on the characters making bad choices over and over again to navigate the plot forward to where the author was heading - but there was something fun in going along with this ride. Can't say it was enough for me to crave a sequel, but I could see why others found the premise enjoyable. Glad this book club gave me a chance to step outside my normal routine.
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Here is my review. I enjoyed it. No deep thinking required.
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A good and fair review. There's a lot to be said for popcorn reading. I just wasn't ready to join in on this one at the time. I'd had enough popcorn lately that I was craving a real meal.
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A great review that says almost everything without any spoiler
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While it is not my normal type of genre I did rather enjoy it. For those that read this genre they may have totally noticed when things were going to happen or been able to determine this book. For me, I was a bit shocked, but I did enjoy the twist. I thought Millie was an interesting character. She felt pretty true in the fact that appearances were how she determined the characters. Overall, the characters did their job. Those that I "should" dislike I did. And those I "should" like I did.
I don't know that I will read book two, but I am glad I read the first one in this series.
Tiffany wrote: "I finished late last night/early this AM. Depends on how you look at things. I gave it three stars.
While it is not my normal type of genre I did rather enjoy it. For those that read this genre t..."
Glad you enjoyed it. :)
While it is not my normal type of genre I did rather enjoy it. For those that read this genre t..."
Glad you enjoyed it. :)
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Good review
I’m thinking people who have addiction history and go to rehab may need to have more help learning how not to be taken advantage of or how not to get into dangerous relationships. Lord Bertie obviously knew that the maids he hired were at a disadvantage because of their circumstances.
I know some some people that have been through rehab and the message they receive is basically, “don’t get into a relationship for a year”, but maybe those relationship skills and the ability to recognize dangerous people needs to get to the next level.
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Please make use of the spoilers function ([spoiler]...[/spoiler] but replace [] with <>) as appropriate to be sure we don't ruin parts of the book for others