Freida McFaddenThe Housemaid Is Watching

Freida is a brilliant author. She pulls you in the web of twists and turns she's created. Its never what you think with her. You getentwined with the characters. You feel what they feel. Its almost like you know them. The characters feel like family to you.Keep up the brilliant, exciting, captivating stories that we so love from you.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5“I want to trust him. I want to trust my husband so badly”This one was WILD. I have loved this series from the start so I knew I would enjoy this one as well. There were a couple things I liked as well as a couple things I didn’t with this addition to the series though.Likes~I LOVED that it keeps the same template as the other books, it has multiple parts as well as multiple povs throughout the book which is super cool for a mystery series.I feel like this one was better than the second and reminded me a lot more of the first one. I loved the little appearances from old favorite characters and getting to see the power of friendship grow between them!Dislikes~I was not a fan of Millie not trusting Enzo especially after everything they’ve been through throughout the series. It just felt wrong of her to continually accuse him of cheating and then jump to him being the killer. It honestly makes it seem like she can’t trust him which makes zero sense after everything.I also feel like this is written in a way that feels childish while also having a pretty intense plot line. The chapters are short and Millie thinks a lot like a teenager would. I feel like the author could’ve changed a few things to prevent this but overall I do love this author and I do enjoy and recommend this series.

Ugh can Millie and Enzo ever get a break? This woman has been through the ringer in life. Every time she tries to improve her or her now Famlies situation based on her “instinct” something always goes horribly wrong. For the 3rd book, I was hoping to read more of a HEA - even knowing Frieda doesn’t specialize in that type of genre. For Millie she deserves it though. From the first book when I read why she was in prison to the second one where she was being framed, I just wanted her to have w big pay day, marry the man of her dreams, start a family and be exonerated from all past “crimes”. What she did was protecting others and self defense. Why would she go to jail or even have a record? (Especially since she was technically a minor). Anyway, this story begins with Millie’s excitement of finally owning a home in the suburbs “on” Long Island. She and Enzo are married (about time!) and they have two beautiful children. Millie is a social worker & Enzo has a landscaping business. Ada age 11 and Nico age 9. This is their first real home that has a backyard and bedrooms the kids don’t have to share. They got the home below ask in a coveted area with top notch public schools. Yet the house is still over their price range, Millie just wants the very best for her kids. The kids are very close in age and share a special bond. I love that Enzo taught them Italian so they are bilingual. Millie is reminded over and over how handsome her husband is by the childless neighbor across the street and the single mom who keeps her son on a leash. Suzette is nosy, she’s condescending, and clearly after Enzo. She has a husband but he is more of a napkin personality. No one cares is he’s there or not. Suzette can’t help but take digs at Millie any chance she gets. She is younger and dresses provocatively. Yet while the audacious and ridiculously flirtatious neighbor may burn Millie’s butt, I have to give her so much credit!! Millie never lets it get to her! She expresses concern to Enzo but to others who make comments, she still stands by her man even when she has every reason to suspect he is not being as honest as she thought he was. The story has some good twists to it. Millie comments how neither of their children look anything or act anything like her as Ada is quiet/bookish dark hair and eyes beauty and Nico is non stop energy full speed ahead. But something happens and Nico is acting out with his fists. Millie knows something is off yet Enzo believes it’s just a boy being a boy. Ada is extremely protective of her brother and she is able to get him to confide in her. I loved the family dynamic as well as having Ada’s POV. Turns out the Apple doesn’t fall very far from the tree as one of Millie’s kids is more like her than they even know. If there is ever another book with the Accarrdi family I hope it’s a very happy one 🤞🏻

I could not stop reading or listening. Absolutely loved the storyline, the twists and turns and the surprise ending! Loved the writing, the characters and must also give high praise to the narrators. Amazing!

Freida has done it again!! Another thrilling book that makes you keep reading!! Definitely worth reading and can't wait to read the next book!

This book has been just impressive as the rest of the series with new interesting characters, twists and turns and a very full-circle ending.She wrote the Housemaid's Wedding (short story) which I am glad I read before this as it fills in the gap in time. I definitely recommend reading that as the 3rd book before this one. That way, the story line will come full circle perfectly.I am not a fast reader by any means and I also historically have not liked reading much either. I read all 4 books in 10 days because I couldn't put it down and spend every spare minute I had reading it. It has also given me a love of reading for the first time.