Yet, I know that once I do, I will probably be every bit as obsessed and hooked as I have been for the past two.

Despite the faint warning voice urging her to stay away from the family's issues, Millie can't resist intervening.Dinner wasn't cooked, texts were ignored, and laundry was overflowing, but nothing could tear me away from this book. This book takes place several years after The Housemaid so you can actually read this one without reading the first (although I highly recommend you read that one too because it was amazing! At the end of the first book, she embarks on a journey to work in special homes, thanks to the highly-regarded references from Nina. We left Millie just as she was about to begin her journey rescuing housewives being abused by their husbands.

Then we hear from Wendy's POV around 60% into the book, which is creepy, and flashbacks of four, three, two, one year, and six, four months before to a few weeks earlier to the night of the murder. Gripping, shocking and hard to put down, The Housemaid's Secret kept me turning the tables and left me sitting with my mouth open at one of the reveals in the book. Freida lives with her family and black cat in a centuries-old three-story home overlooking the ocean, with staircases that creak and moan with each step, and nobody could hear you if you scream. Faced with no other options and fortunately without the need to move in with Brock (not broccoli), Millie manages to secure a promising job at the last minute.

Well, at the very least, the beginning did… The only other bit that bothered me was how far-fetched it felt.

Given her compulsion to help women in danger, she wants to learn what is really going on behind the opulent front doors. keeping all previous things aside, my mind often wanders to the image of my dream guy, and let me tell you, it's like a perfect blend of enzo and brock 🥹 i'm not kidding, it's like they both come to life in my imagination. It was written so over the top I couldn’t believe the author wanted me to believe this was a real scene in the book. every chapter from her perspective ends with the exact same sentence: i have a terrible feeling about this, something isn’t right. brock deserves an abundance of love and happiness, just like millie mentioned, he deserves to be with a normal person.He’s-a back-a from-a Italy and his mom is dead so he thought stalking Millie was the best plan to restart their relationship. his presence alone had me screaming and fighting and kissing in the rain and it's 2am and i'm cursing your name, you're so in love that you act insane and that's the way i loved you. Now, before I jump into my review, I want to let you all know about two trigger warnings in case they could affect you while reading. I was very happy to get right back into what is going on with the main protagonist Millie since the ending to “The Housemaid” was pretty wild. Millie's plan is simple: follow her employers' instructions and avoid getting entangled in any family drama.