Book reviews
Freida McFadden
Freida McFadden
The Inmate
The Inmate: seeing your ex in prison doesn't count as closure
Freida McFadden's The Inmate: Brooke works in a prison where her ex, Shane, serves a life sentence. A thriller about memory and charm. Review, 4 out of 5.
October 21, 2026
Freida McFadden
Dear Debbie
Dear Debbie: the advice columnist ran out of advice for herself
My review of Freida McFadden's Dear Debbie: an advice columnist loses patience, watches her husband and tests the difference between justice and revenge.
October 8, 2026
Freida McFadden
The Boyfriend
The Boyfriend: dating should not require a murder investigation
Sydney thinks she may have found the right man. A string of murders makes her—and us—look twice at the man she’s dating.
October 8, 2026
Freida McFadden
The Housemaid Is Watching
The Housemaid Is Watching: Millie finally gets a home, and the neighbors get a front-row seat
Millie has the house, the husband, the children, and the respectable life she once wanted. Naturally, the neighborhood arrives with enough secrets to make the welcome basket look suspicious.
October 6, 2026
Freida McFadden
Never Lie
Never Lie: trapped by a snowstorm, Tricia finds tapes nobody should be listening to
Tricia and Ethan are house-hunting when a storm traps them in a home that belonged to a missing psychiatrist. There are recordings in the office. Tricia listens. Of course she does. A locked house and a drawer full of secrets are not going to investigate themselves.
October 6, 2026
Freida McFadden
The Housemaid
The Housemaid: Millie takes a job in a perfect home, which is usually where the trouble lives
Millie needs work and the Winchesters need help. Their immaculate home comes with a locked attic room, a volatile employer, and a husband who seems far too reasonable. You know how that goes.
October 6, 2026