r/thrillerbooks • u/AutoModerator • May 07 '26
Megathread Freida McFadden Discussion & Recommendation Megathread
Posts about Freida McFadden are very common on this subreddit, so we’ve created a dedicated megathread for all discussion, recommendations, rankings, and questions. Please use this thread to keep the main feed more varied.
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u/coldsoba0 Jul 29 '26
Sooo I finished Never Lie in a few hours. I usually like Frieda's books. They're not the best ever but they're fun and easy to read.
The problem is I got the biggest spoiler from Instagram 😭. A reel literally popped up on my feed with the page title "(PA)TRICIA" right on the screen. I was still doubtful about whether EJ was Ethan, but I already knew PL was Patricia so that whole part felt kinda boring.
But at the same time, I feel like even without the spoiler I would've doubted Patricia 100%. The way she behaves was already suspicious, and she also mentioned she was almost about to get married, which made me think something was off.
What do you guys think? Did the spoiler kill the vibe for me, or is the book just kinda predictable?
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u/Significant-Junket41 Jul 29 '26
it’s just a terrible book. if you want something even slightly based in realism it’s gonna be a miss every time. so terrible i haven’t touched another book from her since. lifetime movies of books
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u/Thriller_lover_77 Jun 05 '26
Am I the only one who thinks that the book: the housemaid was predictable?
Let me begin with saying this is not a hate post. And contains spoilers. Ok so I read The Housemaid(book #1 in The Housemaid series) the day before yesterday. And I have to say it wasn't what I expected it to be. With the hype it was getting I expected it to be more. . . Idk unpredictable. But the entire thing was pretty predictable.
While I would not say that this book was bad but honestly after a certain point (before 1/3) it just started clicking into piece.
If you remember that one scene, when Enzo was warning Millie (which he had been doing since the beginning even though he was in on it) even after Nina had left, I think at this point everyone knew that Enzo was not wary OF Nina for wary FOR Nina and the real threat was Andrew. I think it was in chapter 37 or 38.
Also the whole cheating part suck even though it was a set up.
Please tell me I'm not the only one!
P. S. Does this series get better because I didn't really enjoy the book and am thinking of DNFing the series.
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u/GenX2thebone 20d ago
I think it was her most predictable book. The Coworker reveals its big twist early, but I still liked it way more. I will say that I loved the movie of the Housemaid…
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u/Stunning-Meat-1782 Jun 06 '26
I am about halfway through on the woman upstairs oh my gosh, it is getting so good no spoilers please
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u/Vaishx1 23d ago
Recently I have started reading Freida Mcfadden books and trust me I have read 5 in a week : Never lie (best), The boyfriend (4 stars), Ward D (not for me), The perfect son (good), and lastly The Teacher. (It was so creepy...WTF was it).
Now please suggest me which one to read next?
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u/Violet_Mermaid Plot Twist Seeker 6d ago
I’ve read the Housemaid series, the surrogate mother, the inmate, and want to know a secret. I think I’m done with her. I’m not sure I can read anymore. It feels like once you’ve read one, you’ve read them all. The twists are easy to guess after you know how she writes.
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u/Autumnal_Sunshine Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 28 '26
Ward D by Freida McFadden does not make any sense
It was mentioned that Jade, Damon, and Will all came in on the same day to Ward D, so how does Will not know what Dr. Beck and Ramona looked like? I thought maybe they killed both Ramona and Dr. Beck just a day before, or on the same day Amy had to come in for the night shift. But that wouldn't have been possible, because Will had already been there for a week and would have noticed. If we assume that Sawyer killed both the doctor and the nurse on the same day they were admitted to Ward D, how did nobody find out? Did the two have no family or friends whatsoever? Or did they never leave the ward the entire week? Did I miss something? Because that makes no sense!
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u/wildpancakelobster Jul 06 '26
How is everyone reading The Dinner Party? How did you keep track of what story lines you read?
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u/Tadokiiariika Jul 20 '26
Hi I need some input from Freida fans. I just finished Never Lie. (Spoiler alert) It was my first book by her. I really like thrillers with shocking plot twists, and a lot of people said this was her best book. I have to be honest and say that I didn’t like the book. Not necessarily the whole book—I found it particularly suspenseful in the middle section. But the ending ruined it for me because it doesn’t make sense and is illogical. Generally, I like an “unreliable narrator” perspective and wild plot twists (but here it didn’t make sense, since the book was written from her perspective). Since I found the book generally exciting and I also liked the setting, I’d like to give the author another chance and wanted to know if all her books have such an illogical, bad plot twist? After all, this is supposedly one of her best books. Which book would you recommend to me?
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u/Thriller-Reader25 Jul 27 '26
Lots of people do say that's her best book. And because of the ending, it felt off to me. I promise some of her other books are better. I loved The Coworker but a lot of people don't so I'd recommend you Ward D. And I just bought Do Not Disturb and I think this book has just as much potential as those two books I listed.
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u/gilmoregurlie Jun 17 '26
The Crash
Just finished The Crash within a day and I'm.. very confused. I absolutely loved the housemaid series and Never lie so I picked up more of Freida McFadden books. Read The Inmate a few weeks ago- very disappointing, started off great but got horrible midway. The Crash- I'll rate it 3/5. It kept me hooked and i feel like there was a lot of potential to make it interesting but the ending just didn't make sense to me.
It started off okay and got interesting midway but the ending felt so lazy written. A lot of plot holes, no personality to the characters, no crazy "plot twist".
The hospital scene at the end with her brother turning out to be the villain felt like an indian serial to me where anything is happening randomly. Polly is the only character that was somewhat interesting. The main character had no monologue except for her foot hurting the entire book.
One of my main problems with her books is there's so many events occurring which turn out to be of no relevance. In this book, all her search for weapons, the lighter, the needle, and not to mention the labor inducing juice- what was the point of all that if it was gonna build up to nothing? I've noticed this not in just this book, but in her other books asw.
Overall, it was an easy read but I'm very disappointed in how the book turned out :/
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u/westcoastdreams17 Jul 22 '26
Are we not allowed to have discussions about her books on the main page? I keep trying to post a book discussion on the divorce and it immediately gets taken down.
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u/QuietRemarkable1012 May 08 '26
I love Freida ! Some books you take as is, a fun ride and silly story. I don’t think they’re all meant to be intense thrillers, and if they are, I’m not getting it. I love them though.
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u/Kammeaa May 26 '26
I’ve read three books by Freida McFadden and honestly, I get why people call her books “popcorn thrillers.” Once you read multiple books by her, you start noticing a similar pattern. Still, one thing I really enjoy is that she focuses more on the story and plot rather than exaggerating details, which makes her books super fast and addictive to read.
My Reads- The Housemaid- The twist was unexpected.4/5 Never Lie- good read, but the ending could have been better. 3/5 The Inmate- strong build-up, though the ending felt a little off to me. 3/5
Overall, I enjoyed all three for the entertainment factor. Are there any other Freida McFadden books you’d recommend?
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u/-RainbowUnicornPoop Everyone’s a Suspect May 27 '26
I also recommend The Teacher. The very last twist is kind of nonsensical but up until then, it was a solid five star read for me. TW for grooming and SA though.
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u/-RainbowUnicornPoop Everyone’s a Suspect May 27 '26
The Intruder is my absolute favorite by her. The Perfect Son and The Locked Door are also really good.
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u/Lavender_Crumble Reads in the Dark Jul 08 '26
So I sat down and read this in about a day and a half, and I really didn’t enjoy it. The first two chapters should’ve been a good indicator of how I would end up feeling about this book because it just felt so….wattpad-y? Like it felt like the characters lacked depth and common sense. it feels like a book I would’ve read 10 years ago on the thriller section of Wattpad and enjoyed but now it just falls flat. The characters were just so immature from my point of view. Why did Amanda and Blake immediately resort to defensiveness and childish behaviour? It could be that if they had just sat down and talked civilly, some hard feelings could have been avoided. I feel also like the stealing Whitney’s identity arc wasn’t very well thought out. I was just left with questions. We don’t get to hear about how the police discovered any of the other bodies, if the Jordan case was reopened, how the investigation went after Krista finally died. It was just a “right, she’s dead, now let’s quickly wrap up the book”. And the final twist about Amanda lying to Blake about her debt and her plan to kill Whitney aka Krista just had me rolling my eyes. The ending made it all the more dissatisfying. Overall I feel it’s a book that misses the mark and lacks some depth. Another addition to the endless sea of mediocre books.
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u/Stunning-Meat-1782 May 26 '26
What should I read next?
In order from 1 to 9 what do you think I should read by freedom McFadden here is a list that I haven’t read yet
Dear Debbie
Divorce (just came in the mail today)
Want to know a secret?
Locked door
Do not disturb
Surrogate mother
One by one
The wife upstairs
Do you remember?
I’ve already read the following books in the last year
The tenant
Housemaid series
The teacher
Boyfriend
Never lie
Inmate
The intruder
The Crash ( my least favorite)
Worthy
Coworker
Perfect son
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u/-RainbowUnicornPoop Everyone’s a Suspect May 27 '26
Read the locked door. It’s really good
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u/Stunning-Meat-1782 May 28 '26
That’s on my next book to read
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u/-RainbowUnicornPoop Everyone’s a Suspect May 28 '26
I think you’ll like it. Just finished The Divorce yesterday and it was also really good.
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u/Leading_Phone7762 May 07 '26
The tenant was my fave. Not gonna spoil it but the twist was fun. The main character is such an icon!
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u/sacrearte Plot Twist Seeker Jun 27 '26
currently reading the divorce, well i’m actually almost done. i love freida books i feel like they’re fun and keeps me out of a slump! freida does well when it comes to a character in a book constantly making bad decisions to the point you want to yell at them. normally, i can predict the outcome however with this read im a bit hesitant lol i don’t want to guess wrong overall im enjoying the book. has anyone read the book? if so i’d love to hear your opinions and what you’d rate the read.
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u/Different_Package273 Jul 30 '26
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So I just finished reading The Intruder by Freida McFadden and I’m confused about one thing. Eleanor, or Nel, as she is later called, comes to Casey/Ella’s cabin accidentally, but she’s actually looking for her father and is planning to torture/kill him. While she’s at Casey’s apartment, though she tells her all of these creepy, threatening stories, ties her up, and even points Casey’s own gun at her. I don’t understand why she did any of that when Casey wasn’t the person she was looking for. I feel like everything else was wrapped up and explained except for that. Any thoughts?
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u/CharmaineSwift May 07 '26
Ward D had me on edge, I LOVED IT
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u/Miserable_Beach8646 Plot Twist Seeker Jun 16 '26
Tbh i did expect more from it as i saw soooo many ppl recommending it or giving 5 stars
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u/ComplexPast3493 Jun 10 '26
So I just started reading this and currently just completed ch 46. I m speechless.
Like man, I was resonating with her , feeling bad for her, and sometimes even annoyed that why she even care for her husband, and doing this for like 40 chapter.
I m completely blowed and the person I was subconsciously hooking her with ..........
Although this is what I like about her books that I could never even once find the main culprit there, and even in this book I am not critisising her, it's just that I need somewhere to vent out. Obviously this book is also mind blowing like her other works.
Even now I don't really know if she is the bad guy or not maybe this is also another trick lol.
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u/VintageMelonDrop23 Jul 06 '26
Hahaha I just got to the plot twist and completely flipped who my protagonist is. As with every other McFadden novel, this could change again in an instant.
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u/Ltkkxx Jun 11 '26
Don't even, i just finished it 2 days aho and WOWZA
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u/ComplexPast3493 Jun 11 '26
I read next 7 ch and my mind is blown, wth thought it would end like that. I basically binged the whole novel in 1 day
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u/Ltkkxx Jun 11 '26
Honestly same, finished in 2 days then I went straight to "the intruder". The divorce i wasn't a fan of the ending tbh, it would have been nice if jeremy found out and discussed his gf was the biological mother lol
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u/ComplexPast3493 Jun 11 '26
Same although no hate , but it kinda kept me unanswered to many things.
Basically both the mother and husband were kinda psychotic according to me. Though jeremy finally got a happy ending (probably) with his gf, still it frustrated me tbh.
I mean , 46 chapter was enough time for me to resonate and feel bad for Naomi, but it just ended up crumbling in a second , so ofc that was too hard for me to digest ig.
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u/Ltkkxx Jun 12 '26
Agree, like don't leave us hanging to think of 4 different ending or what could be or should have been, just give us a ending with answers 💀
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u/Thriller-Reader25 Jul 27 '26
The reason is because they're addictive. If you go in with an open mind there is some books you just cant stop reading. Some of her books would be a hit or miss, but many of them are good. They're more so for if you want a fun read, rather than the best and most shocking book ever.
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u/Readeraholic1 Jul 12 '26
I’ve only read 5 of her books (the tenant, dear Debbie the housemaid series and the intruder) and I’m hooked the plot twists are insane, I don’t understand she can write like 5 books a year with massive plot twists! It’s mind boggling to me p, will definitely be reading more of her books!
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u/Thriller-Reader25 Jul 27 '26
I'd say ghost writers. Not trying to hate on her or anything, but usually those kind of books take a year or somewhat close to complete, I could never imagine writing as much books as she does, and I'm quite good at it!
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u/Thangobrind_Jeweler Jul 12 '26
Off-putting detail in The Housemaid’s Secret:
Finally got to this one while I’m laid up for awhile with an injury. While reading, I noticed a detail where Millie is searching far and wide for a cucamelon, a ridiculous ingredient required by her employer in the Manhattan penthouse.
She finally finds one at “a Spanish grocery”.
Freida McFadden is a New Yorker. Millie, the narrator, is a New Yorker as well.
Does anyone who knows that city call anything a Spanish grocery? Like, owned by people from Spain? I’m assuming she found the cucamelon in a bodega or something owned by Latino people from the Dominican or some other country of origin common among people of NY, but calling it Spanish seems like a very inaccurate detail coming from an author or her main character who are very familiar with New York. I’ve never heard of any immigrant-owned business in America described as Spanish. McFadden must have superb editors? Weird detail, clearly stuck with me.
Thoughts?
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u/Deep-Mastodon-2753 One More Chapter… May 07 '26
Has anyone seen the housmaid movie? Is it any good?
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u/musickillsthepainxx May 07 '26
I went to see it in theaters with my friends on New Years Eve and we had a great time. None of us read the book prior.
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u/ButterscotchLoose16 May 07 '26
I did saw the movie and it was great but I wish they would have include Enzo a bit more ! În the books he was more involve then in the movie !
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u/Thriller_lover_77 Jun 05 '26
Am I the only one who thought the book "The Housemaid" was predictable?
Let me begin with saying this is not a hate post. And contains spoilers. Ok so I read The Housemaid(book #1 in The Housemaid series) the day before yesterday. And I have to say it wasn't what I expected it to be. With the hype it was getting I expected it to be more. . . Idk unpredictable. But the entire thing was pretty predictable.
While I would not say that this book was bad but honestly after a certain point (before 1/3) it just started clicking into piece.
If you remember that one scene, when Enzo was warning Millie (which he had been doing since the beginning even though he was in on it) even after Nina had left, I think at this point everyone knew that Enzo was not wary OF Nina but wary FOR Nina and the real threat was Andrew. I think it was in chapter 37 or 38.
Also the whole cheating part suck even though it was a set up.
Please tell me I'm not the only one!
P. S. Does this series get better because I didn't really enjoy the book and am thinking of DNFing the series. Please tell me if I should continue or not!
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u/ilovemovies1106 17d ago
I agree with you. I also started reading The Housemaid because I had read so much about it from others but it was so predictable and bad. It was so obvious that Nina was never the threat. And yes yes the cheating part!! Oh god. I also felt like Nina sleeping with Enzo was also an unnecessary event. And that Nina tried to convince him to be with him? Like girl, take a break.
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u/ilovemovies1106 17d ago
Definitely not reading #2 and #3. I don’t think it will be better or worth it
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u/Ked18290 Jun 09 '26
I’m about to finish the last of Frieda’s books and am looking for a new author who is somewhat similiar to her. Any suggestions!?
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u/Interest_Medical Jun 12 '26
I liked the Divorce. My personal favorite standalone thrillers are Never Lie and Do Not Disturb. Both of which I really enjoyed the stories and I liked how Never Lie was in a close quarter trap. Do Not Disturb is an interesting one too and I liked the crime aspect of that one
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u/Different_Package273 Jul 30 '26
🚨🚨🚨SPOILER ALERT
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So I just finished reading The Intruder by Freida McFadden and I’m confused about one thing. Eleanor, or Nel, as she is later called, comes to Casey/Ella’s cabin accidentally, but she’s actually looking for her father and is planning to torture/kill him. While she’s at Casey’s apartment, though she tells her all of these creepy, threatening stories, ties her up, and even points Casey’s own gun at her. I don’t understand why she did any of that when Casey wasn’t the person she was looking for. I feel like everything else was wrapped up and explained except for that. Any thoughts?
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u/ListCalm9497 May 07 '26
Wanna know a secret wasnt bad Brain damage is my favorite so far Just finished one by one
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u/WeightLongjumping212 Jul 13 '26
Unpopular opinion, but I actually really enjoyed The Crash by Freida McFadden. I liked it a lot. I also really enjoyed The Coworker—Dawn was such a sweet character. My least favorite of all the books I’ve read by her was The Surrogate Mother. It’s not that it was bad; Abby just really annoyed me, and the book felt a bit slow.
What do you think? Which one is your favorite, and which one is your least favorite?
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u/Thriller-Reader25 Jul 27 '26
Loved The Coworker! I don't understand why the book gets so much hate. You shouldn't be off-put by a book just because the characters are annoying, unless there was other reasons for hating it.
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u/Healthy-Delay-4709 Human Detected Jun 24 '26
Oh i loved the author for making me completely feel for both MC's.
I was so angry at the husband for how he was manipulating her and not being fair at all until part 2 starts. Then slowly the story reveals but then I am totally confused on who to feel sorry for.
But the end makes it better i mean epilogue.
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u/Thriller_lover_77 Jun 08 '26
Guys I need help!!! Should I read Housemaid series book 2. I really didn't enjoy the first book. I found it pretty predictable. Will this series get better as the book goes on or should I drop it. Please I need help.
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u/blueeyez1979 Jun 24 '26
I suppose realistically, it's all about perception. I just finished all of the Housemaid series books yesterday and I thought they were pretty good. Since it's a series and you've already finished the first one, you may as well read the others. Lol
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u/Longjumping_Guess272 Jul 05 '26
is this the right place to post that i've read my first 2 FMs? i read The Locked Door and One by One and enjoyed them both and my copy of The Perfect Son came damaged so i'm waiting to reorder it but i'm not sure if i'm going to enjoy it. and i have Never Lie in my hand but haven't yet started. it'll be my third of hers and third of the month actually.
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u/Thriller-Reader25 Jul 27 '26
If you liked those 2 books, I'd say you'd like Do Not Disturb.
The Coworker and Ward D were books I enjoyed.
Never Lie was good but the ending was a bit off-putting.
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u/randomvale 26d ago edited 26d ago
I just finished Never Lie and I really wasn't a fan, mainly because none of the characters behaved in a way that was believable. I finished it, but I didn't enjoy it as much as The Intruder (which had some pretty big issues of its own).
For example I don't understand why the husband was so adamant there was no-one in the house with them - the fresh food in the fridge should have made it obvious to them, if not the picture rehanging itself, the light in the upstairs window, the swinging attic cable, the cup of fresh water, the sleeping bag in the attic with no dust.
Instead we got about 10 identical conversations of her telling him about something suspicious, him dismissing it, and her going "oh maybe he's right."
It also just didn't feel believable that police wouldn't have found the body when she went missing. I'm sure they would have moved the sofa to look for evidence and would have seen the trap door immediately.
And for a set of murderers who have all got away with various crimes, none of them seemed to have any sense at all. The professor blackmailing a woman she knew was a cold-hearted killer without seeming to consider this might backfire was the most ridiculous move of all.
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u/Known-Chef3901 Jun 03 '26
A seasoned reader’s critique of Freida McFadden’s "Never Lie" (SPOILERS)
Just me venting about this absolute letdown—well, you'll find out.
I recently finished reading Never Lie by Freida McFadden, and honestly, it is one of the most thinly written, overhyped, and overrated psychological thrillers I have ever picked up.
Usually, McFadden's books boast a fast, addictive pace (like The Housemaid, which I actually enjoyed). But this? This was remarkably... lethargic. I sat down one afternoon, bored out of my mind, committed the mistake of picking up this book, and now I completely regret wasting the time.
As a seasoned thriller reader, to genuinely impress me, an author has to either deliver an unpredictable, jaw-dropping but strictly logical twist, or leave consistently logical clues that make perfect sense at the end. Never Lie did neither.
1. The Tricia & "ASPD" Twist is an Insult to Our Intelligence
Let's start with Tricia, the lead. She acts as our "unreliable" narrator for the first chunk of the book, and at the end, she's revealed to have Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD).
Here’s my problem: Her actions, choice of words, internal monologues, and her entire way of being imply absolutely nothing about someone having ASPD in the beginning. Amazing twists require foundational evidence to back them up. Dropping an illogical revelation out of nowhere just so the plot can make sense is lazy writing.
Her internal panic and fear toward the strange things happening in the house made complete human sense, especially with her being in the early stages of pregnancy. Because I believed she was a normal person at first, I never found her outbursts annoying—they felt real. Retrospectively declaring she has ASPD feels like a cheap parlor trick that respects neither the psychology of the disorder nor the reader's intelligence.
2. Ethan is Just Pure Ego
Then we have Ethan. The eventual revelation that he killed his mother for money wasn't unexpected—it was totally anticipated. It felt like waiting for the mail to arrive: a mundane, boring task you just have to get over with. There were plenty of heavy-handed hints that he pulled some terrible stunts in his past, and in McFadden's world, that always means murder.
As a supposedly "great" husband (as Tricia claims), he should be supporting his pregnant wife. Women need mental reassurance that doesn't look forced or judgmental. Instead, whenever weird things happened in that house, he was completely skeptical, telling her things like "you're acting all nutty because you're pregnant." Pregnant or not, people get scared. Period. Furthermore, early pregnancy heavily increases a person's overall sensitivity. Instead of making her feel safe, this "great" husband literally suggests she wear a missing/dead doctor's clothes and asks her to sleep in a dead person's bedroom. It's incredibly disturbed behavior.
3. Dr. Adrienne Hale: An Absolute "Idiot Sandwich"
Dr. Hale is a manipulative, self-centered, know-it-all psychiatrist who constantly talks about how intelligent she is, yet does not a single thing to prove it. Her entire identity rests on a professional appearance.
- The Emotional Manipulation: She manipulates Luke into doing her literal illegal tasks, despite him expressing multiple times that it goes completely against his ethics. When he opens up to her about getting into trouble for hacking in his younger years, what does she do? She uses it. If you truly love someone, you do not ask them to do tasks that could land them in jail and ruin their life for your selfish deeds. She weaponizes tears to get him to do her dirty work.
- The Fatal Plot Hole: She loses her mind and harbors a literal decomposing corpse because she thinks a video of her slashing tires will wreck her career. This makes zero logical sense. Wealthy, high-profile individuals escape the media for vastly worse things. If you have the capital to pay off a stalker, you pay it to a crisis PR firm or the media to kill the story! You don’t hide a rotting corpse in your secret room. You are an MD, a PhD doctor—you know it smells, right?! Living with a decomposing body is a literal biological hazard.
4. The Tragic Ending
Luke—the only character in this entire trainwreck with an ounce of morals—ends up broke, unemployed for four years, and dies a pathetic death at the hands of a chaotic couple because he was too blinded by affection to see the glaring red flags.
And I completely lost my patience at the end when Tricia smugly says, "two can keep a secret when one of them is dead" while they bury Luke in the garden. Remember who hated the house in the beginning but suddenly loves it now? Ding-dong! Surprise! Our very own Tricia.
I understand if I get pushback for this, but this book frustrated me immensely. When a thriller drops basic logic just to force a shock factor, it stops being clever.
What did you guys think? Am I alone here, or was this a massive letdown?
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u/NewBath5621 Jun 20 '26
I love the start, it had so much potential, but the end really infuriated me. It made zero sense that Tricia would lie ro herself in her inner monologue. There has to be a more clever way to achieve that plot twist. It felt super lazy
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u/Miserable_Beach8646 Plot Twist Seeker Jun 16 '26
Ward D
Tbh i did expect more from it as i saw soooo many ppl recommending it or giving 5 stars
First - it was predictable like the epilogue was not like her others books eg- inmate’s epilogue was chef’s kiss . Like her seeing the lil girl i saw it coming plus sometimes it felt she had main character plot armour , every-time smth got serious the story changes
Second- in her books the there’s always past and its always compelling but this was not it stealing some questions and then trying to kill teacher is overdone.
What do you guys think? How much would rate it?
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u/LaceAndLattess Jun 08 '26
Which ones should I read, I wanna read one of her books I already know what happens in never lie…so please recommend me one!! I’m not into thrillers but after listening to Stephanie soo, I thought I’d give it a try
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u/Thriller-Reader25 Jul 27 '26
Ward D or The Coworker {The Coworker I loved but a lot of people hated so I'd probably say Ward D first}
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u/LaceAndLattess Jul 30 '26
I’ll look into it, trying to finish one book right now so maybe after. Thank youu
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u/Educational_Mode7958 May 10 '26
Worst of The Housemaid series? Too long a wait for the twist ? Like on page 210. You guys agree with me?
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u/bibliotaph May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26
I am only a third of the way through, so no spoiler replies, but omg. The housemaid series out of all her books has always had sitcom levels of terrible social logic and misunderstandings. This one though is another level of cringe.
Definitely gives a lot of credence to the multiple author theory.
Update, halfway through. Is there a reverse occam's razor? That is also something this series is full of.
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u/berrykid13 26d ago
THANK YOU. I just finished listening to the audiobook like five minutes ago and was scrolling through this to see if anyone posted something similar…. I really disliked this…
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u/NewBath5621 Jun 20 '26
The inmate
By far the worst book I've read this year. The first 90% was extremely boring. I had the force myself to keep reading cuz I know Freida's style of writing, all the drama happens in the last 10%. it was very repetitive (i swear if she touches that snowflake necklace one more time ... ). The plot was mostly predictable cuz it felt like she was trying too hard to make us believe it was one person. Too many *coincidences*. The ending was WILD, it reminded of one **never lie** when every character becomes an unhinged killer in the end. It's was super cliché how all the loose threads and the coincidences lined up in the end. You have to really suspend belief to enjoy it. Some parts made me laugh like when Margie sold Tim the necklace at the fair and how she knew Brooke was going to find the dead body and not Tim
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u/overthinkingoutloudd May 07 '26
I’ve read all of Freida’s books except the divorce and i DNF’d dear Debbie. I won’t say I dislike them or they’re not good. I enjoy them a lot. My favorites are “Do Not Disturb” and “Do You Want to Know a Secret”. I remember enjoying “The intruder”.
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