Thriller

Review: The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

January 30, 2026

With Germany’s release date (15.01.2026) of the movie adaption being one of the last remaining countries, I was able to read the book before (which is something I enjoy doing to prepare myself).

Synopsis:

Every day I clean the Winchesters’ beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor.

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. But as I look into Andrew’s handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it’s hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina’s life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband.

I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out… and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late.

But I reassure myself: the Winchesters don’t know who I really am.

They don’t know what I’m capable of…

Review:

I hade this one on my reading list for such a long time and finally got around to it. What a pleasant surprise this one was.

The first few pages had me hooked immediately. Millie getting the job to become the housemaid of a rich family without being qualified for it wasn’t suspicious at all…
What sounded like a dream come true and allowing her a fresh start, became a nightmare rather quickly.

The twists and turns made me it enjoy it even more. Everyone ended up being a different person compared to how they were introduced to us in the beginning. When everything became connected and the ball started rolling, it could only end in a messy way, and I devoured it. Some things I saw coming a mile away, while others were surprising. The ending perfectly set up the second book.

If you have this on your reading list, pick it up now. You won’t regret it.

🌙 Recension: The Housemaid (The Housemaid #1) by Freida McFadden
📚 Genre: Thriller
📅 Release Date: April 26, 2022
📖 Publisher: Bookouture
📱 Read as: Kindle
📗 available in various formats – included in Kindle Unlimited
💸 Bought
🗣️ Language: English
📆 Pages: 338
⭐️ 4/5