The Housemaid is Watching by Freida McFadden Book Review

Book Synopsis: ““You must be our new neighbors!” Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter’s hand and smile back: but the second Mrs. Lowell sees my husband a strange expression crosses her face. In that moment I make a promise. We finally have a family home. My past is far, far behind us. And I’ll do anything to keep it that way…
I used to clean other people’s houses—now, I can’t believe this home is actually mine. The charming kitchen, the quiet cul-de-sac, the huge yard where my kids can play. My husband and I saved for years to give our children the life they deserve.
Even though I’m wary of our new neighbor Mrs. Lowell, when she invites us over for dinner it’s our chance to make friends. Her maid opens the door wearing a white apron, her hair in a tight bun. I know exactly what it’s like to be in her shoes. 
But her cold stare gives me chills…
The Lowells’ maid isn’t the only strange thing on our street. I’m sure I see a shadowy figure watching us. My husband leaves the house late at night. And when I meet a woman who lives across the way, her words chill me to the bone: Be careful of your neighbors.
Did I make a terrible mistake moving my family here?
I thought I’d left my darkest secrets behind. But could this quiet suburban street be the most dangerous place of all?”

Genre: Thriller 😈

Pace: Medium

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Length: 364 pages

Format: Kindle, Amazon purchase

What to expect👇🏼

👥Multiple points of view 
💨Short Chapters
🔪Crime
🕵️Whodunit 

💭Review: “This wasn’t the best of the series but it wasn’t as bad as people were claiming it to be! 

I was also getting upset because why not just confront your husband?! She just kept letting stuff fly and not bringing it up! Why does Freida make her main character females SO NAIVE AND DUMB. It mostly didn’t make sense because Millie is so “badass” so why would she stay quiet when she thinks her husband is doing bad stuff? 

I will say I didn’t see the ending part coming so that was a plus! I also felt like last few pages ended flat because the character wasn’t even in much of the book” 

Have you read this one? What did you think?👇🏼

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