There are books that entertain you. Then there are books that hijack your life and compel you to finish reading until your eyes are burning at 4 in the morning. The story follows Lowen Ashleigh, a struggling writer hired to complete the remaining books of a blockbuster series after its original author, Verity Crawford, is incapacitated in a devastating accident.

The Tenant by Freida McFadden made me irrationally furious over something as seemingly mundane as bad smells. I gave this book a solid 4.5 stars, because it did exactly what it set out to do — make me deeply, viscerally uncomfortable. And honestly? That counts for a lot.

Let’s address the elephant in the psychological thriller room. Yes, The Housemaid by Freida McFadden is wildly popular. Yes, it’s the book everyone recommends when you ask for a fast, twisty thriller. And yes, it deserves the hype. NO DOUBT. It had me up till 3 AM and I DEVOURED that book. But if I have to see The Housemaid recommended one more time without acknowledging that Freida McFadden has written multiple other unhinged, binge-worthy thrillers , I might personally lo

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It is thrilling. It is juicy. It is mindblowing. And for the first time, the villain turned out to be the exactly who I wanted it to be.

‘The Housemaid’ by Freida McFadden is amazingly thrilling and unputdownable. I could not stop reading.