I know we all have different tastes, and do keep that in mind. But to me, this is how a good, captivating thriller should look like. She gets disturbing mail threats depicting her dead. And more disturbing mails which depict threats to the rest of the Bertie family. And things about the family has so many secrets to uncover. The house just haunts it seems. The Bertie family members are quite interesting but quite bizarre.

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And when Millie first steps into that place, even being a maid in that household seems like a dream came true. But too soon it gets painfully clear everyone in that house are somewhat broken in one way of another. There's a general atmosphere of unease at Highwood Hall, from the narrow tunnels laced throughout the sprawling house, to the abandoned north wing, rumoured to be haunted. It's easy to imagine the secrets hidden within these walls, like the secrets I hold close. I really appreciated how everything was wrapped up in the end. It didn’t real-world make sense, but as far as mysteries and thrillers go, I thought it was done really well. Plus that prologue featuring a police investigation that clearly suggests a dead body has been found. As Nina ups the ante in an attempt to drive Millie into total despair and insanity, the latter isn’t ready to go down without a fight. As a matter of fact, she has a bit of a trump card up her sleeve, one she was hoping never to reveal again. The Winchesters don’t truly know who she is or what she’s capable of, and she’s about to show them how deep her claws can really cut. The Complex Rivalries of The HousemaidOut of the whole thing, I only didn’t like a few tiny details that felt over the top and one smaller part of the resolution. But considering how much I enjoyed the rest, I accepted it gladly. Disgusted and terrified of this naked threat, Ruby then learns of the mysteries that haunt Highwood Hall, and why no maid in the past 21 years had stayed for longer than a year or two at the place.

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With the heavy emphasis placed by the author on the psychological aspect of this novel, you might assume there would be little room left to make a thriller out of it. However, Freida McFadden manages to challenge expectations, making The Housemaid one of the more agitated and nail-biting thrillers I’ve had the pleasure of reading recently. Mrs. Huxley who has been working there for the past twenty three years has been guiding all the workers but something is there about her which is quite unsettling for Howard.Hidden Pictures’ Todd Lieberman and Alex Young will produce the film, with Carly Kleinbart overseeing the project for the company and also serving in a producorial role.Chelsea Kujawa and Erin Jones-Wesley are overseeing for Lionsgate. And it was Jason Weltman who negotiated the deal for the studio. Highwood Hall is a huge mansion lived in by the Howard’s. Lord Bertie is the Patriarch of the family, his mother in law Margot and two children, the creepy Alex and the somewhat strange Lottie. Ruby interviews with the formidable housekeeper Mrs Huxley and moves in ready to work the next day.

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Ruby finds out so much more than she was looking for! As the reader, I kept looking left when I should’ve been looking right. It's not unrealistic that a posh rich high class families still have "housemaids" in the 21st century. However, it is naive to still think it's a captive narrative on the year 2021. If it wasn't for a mildly interesting development in the latter third of the book, it would have been a one-star boring "high class" family drama - looking at tv series ads, I would guess something like "Downton Abbey"? But since the author tried to make it a tad more interesting, I will award one more star for the effort. I read one review that stated it was like a copy of The Last Mrs. Parrish. Do you agree? Have you read The Last Mrs. Parrish?The Housemaid by Freida McFadden is a riveting and unconventional psychological thriller, constantly keeping us guessing about the true intentions of the main characters, subverting our expectations masterfully at every turn, and taking us on a wild ride into the heart of a home corrupted by evil.