Sometimes the most terrifying cruelty can take place under the most ordinary and intimate of circumstances. Freida McFadden's The Housemaid is proof positive of that.
"I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband, Andrew, seems more broken every day."
Every day it seems that there is more and more for Millie, the new live in maid for the wealthy Winchester family, to ignore. There's her tiny room on the third floor that has scratch marks on the door, as if someone had been trapped inside, struggling to escape, and a painted shut window and only locks from the outside. There's entitled only child Cecelia who makes life miserable for Millie by being disobedient, whiny, and demanding. There's her mother, Nina, who in addition to making messes tells dangerous lies and treats Millie with open hostility. Enzo, the handyman, has told Millie she's in danger.
But as enticing as the prospect of leaving is, it isn't an option for Millie. Convicted felons can't be choosy when it comes to work. And loosing her job could send her back to prison where she's spent a decade behind bars.
The peril Millie is in is very real and as obnoxious as Nina is, there is somebody Millie doesn't suspect who is the true evil one.
If you prefer your chillers to be focused on the evils that can lie in the human heart you can't do better than The Housemaid.
On a purrrsonal note, yesterday and today have been purrrfect for me. There were the greatest events. Yesterday there was a boba tea and Keychain making event. I had finally had boba for the first time EVER! I'd read it in YA novels for years. It was every bit as good as I hoped. I also made a beautiful Keychain with little metal charms. (Pictures tomorrow). I found the picture for my next tattoo: a cat drinking boba. Eugene surprised me with a new Squishmallow. I got so many compliments on my outfit and 2 ILL books. Who could ask for more.
A great big shout out goes out to Catherine and her student workers for putting on such a wonderful event and Eugene for becoming an accomplished Squishmallow hunter.
Jules Hathaway
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