SERIOUSLY?!?!?! Freida McFadden can do no wrong in the book world! Book 3 in her Housemaid series was every bit worth the wait (and honestly, you don't have to wait that long, lol).

I absolutely loved the first two novels in this series, so I was a little disappointed with the third installment. This one jumps in time, and we see Millie with a family and kids, working an above-board social worker job. When she and her family move to the suburbs, something about her neighbors seems a little off, but nothing too crazy happens until more than halfway through the book. The first half was all introductions and set-up, which is definitely not what I expected from the third book in a series. The last half was a lot more propulsive, but it just didn't hook me like the previous two. Still a fun read, but definitely not the best from this author, nor is it the best in this trilogy.

Thanks to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for the early digital review copy of this one!
In the third book of the Housemaid series, we are catapulted several years into the future, where Millie and Enzo are now married, have two children, and are buying their first house. Once again, Freida McFadden does a great job of setting the tone as mysterious and a little bit creepy, as the reader is left guessing where it all leads to. Another page-turner, The Housemaid is Watching is another quick read. Although Millie is still very naive (and as a reader, this can be frustrating in the same way that dumb horror movie characters are), the reader still can't help but root for her and her family.
By now we are all probably a little bit better at guessing the twist in this series, but there were definitely still a few tidbits that were surprising and a red herring or two. Overall, while this was not my favorite Freida book, it was still very enjoyable and was fun to see Millie as a wife and mother. If you've read the other two in the series, you have to check this one out!

Frieda and Millie together again! Let’s all rejoice! Mille is back and she is grown with children and married to that hot landscaper Enzo. They move to a new house with some rude suspicious neighbors. Their kids Ada and Nico are needing to get used to a new home and school. And then someone dies. Who died? Whose fault is it? Why did they die? I won’t spoil but this one kept me guessing and even when I thought I had it I didn’t really. And I really was like why isn’t everyone looking into how they died? Anyways a winner as usual for this third installment. Definitely worth reading until the last juicy twist.

Freida McFadden does it again. Many twists and turns from page one. A fast read that you can’t put down. Thank you for the ARC.

Thank you NetGalley and Source Books for my ARC!

Overall, this story feels very different from the first two books in this series. The overall vibes have shifted due to our characters being in a completely different stage of life. Honestly, this one didn't hit the same way that the first or second book did. There was exhilaration and suspense in the first two books that seemed to turn into dread and despair.

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In The Housemaid is Watching, Millie has been married to Enzo for 11 years and they have 2 kids together. They are finally moving into their dream house and both have established careers. Moving into a small cul-de-sac, Millie immediately does not either one of her neighbors: one is snooty, rich and belittling, constantly flirting with her husband and the other one has anxiety about her child getting abducted at any given second and keeps her child on a leash.

While we are given another murder mystery, this one made me uncomfortable because Millie and Enzo's children, Ada and Nico, are involved in the murders. Most of the book is Millie not trusting her husband of 11 years, thinking he is cheating on her with the next door neighbor she hates, and finding out that Enzo has been lying to her about being a part of the mob when he was young. All of this was just more hurtful that exhilarating secrets coming to light because I was hurt to see the characters struggle in this way between one another. I know they are imperfect but I just didn't feel the same excitement that I did in the other books, just felt dread and upset. I wasn't expect the book to go in this direction at all. It was all very unexpected.

Another thing I disliked about this book was how much Millie herself and her own children seem to not like her and call her "boring" and "normal" while their dad, Enzo, is "amazing" and a "superhero" and "sexy."

For example, Millie thinks this:
"the kids think Enzo walks on water. And I'm just an ordinary mom who makes subpar Italian food. But that's okay--being ordinary has always been an impossible dream for me, so I'm happy to have achieved it. As far as I'm concerned, if my kids think I'm boring, that's great."

--Like, how terrible!! She has the lowest expectations set for herself. How sad!!

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Millie also thinks to herself:
"I don't want my son to take after me."

THEN, when we get to see Ada's POV, she thinks this:
"Great, I take after the boring parent." Referring to Millie. What in the world, ya'll? I am not sure what Freida was trying to accomplish by having her be a "boring" parent? Is she trying to make a point about how Millie is NOT boring but she is just hiding it from her kids, or what?

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The most disturbing part of the book is at the end when a boy at school won't stop flirting with Ada, she tells him that she is going to "sneak into your bedroom while you're sleeping and then when you wake up in the morning, you are going to pull back the blankets and you will find your bloody balls lying on the sheets next to you."
- What in the world? She's like 11 or 12 years old? I don't think that's okay...
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The story was not bad by any means, but just not what I was expecting. Personally, I did not enjoy it like I did the other books.

In the next installment of The Housemaid series, Freida McFadden takes the reader on another thrill ride of "whodunnit" and why!

What a fun series!! The Housemaid is watching is the 3rd book in the series and I would definitely read one and two before enjoying this one.
"My past is far, far behind us. And I'll do anything to keep it that way." As Millie continues her story in Long Island, her and her husband Enzo have bought a beautiful home in a charming cul-de-sac away from their small apartment. They now have room for their two kids to play and enjoy separate bedrooms. Once they are there, Millie thinks they have made a terrible mistake. Her nosy neighbors are always watching. One neighbor suggests to Millie "Be careful of your neighbors."
Suzette and Jonathan Lowell live across the street and it appears Suzette has her eyes on Enzo, who is extremely handsome and Millie is used to other women staring at him, but Suzette takes it to another level.
There are several story-lines going on that are addictive, page turning and riveting. The twists appear rapidly at the end and some surprises along the way. I was unsure of one of the decisions the author made at the end that didn't give reasoning, but she is so talented I decided I missed something. It doesn't take away from the mystery unfolding and is well worth the fun experiences that Millie is still innocently elusive of everything she does that will make you laugh aloud. Enjoy it and just know there is another maid Martha that enters the story and she is watching also.
Thank you NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for this ARC in exchange for my review.

Wow, Wow, WOW ... McFadden has once again out done herself. I feel like she is turning into the James Patterson for my generation. In the third installment of " The Housemaid" franchise, the reader is sprung into the future where Millie and Enzo are happily married with two kids. They have saved every penny so they can buy a house in the suburbs. The fantasy of suburb life comes to a screeching halt when Millie feels like her neighbor has her sights set on her husband. Millie quickly realizes she doesn't know who she can trust, and sometimes it's the people closest to you that might have the most to hide. Bravo McFadden! Another amazing thriller

I hate writing bad reviews on netgalley, but this was boring. The outcome was obvious, the climax... wasn't, and the characters are all terrible people. There's no saving grace here, for a thriller that... isn't. I don't understand the excitement around this author.

Freida McFadden knows how to build suspense and craft a twist for maximum impact. I enjoyed this novel a lot. I loved that it has moved into the future and we get to see the family that Millie and Enzo now have and how their lives have evolved. At the same time, I think it caused the mystery element to lose a little bit of the impact the previous two novels in this series had. It was good but just didn’t have the same sense of propulsion. That said, McFadden has still created a really good novel of domestic suspense.

I was fortunate enough to get this #arc. In this book Millie is married and the mother of two. Her dream is to own a home in a great school district and a safe place. Seems normal enough and is amazed when a great house is available for under asking even if the mortgage payment will stress an already tight budget. Moving into the new neighborhood isn’t quite as easy as Millie and her family hoped and the adjustment isn’t easy. One neighbor is paranoid about the safety of her son and the other is childless and seems to hate children. Not quite the neighbors Millie was hoping for. Now one of the neighbors is dead but who killed him and why? Per usual there is a twist to the story and while i usually am blown away by the twist and find it my favorite part of the story this one left me a tad dissatisfied for a reason that I’m afraid would be a spoiler if I were to say. Overall the book is a satisfying read but as Millie is married with children and a job at a hospital I could see this being the end of the Housemaid series. Will it be? I don’t know but if it were to be it would end on a high note. #friedamcfadden #suspense #thrillersuspense #suspensethriller #thehousemaid #bookseries #trilogy

I was very excited to read the 3rd Housemaid book. I thought this book lacked in twists that Freida has become know as. I was happy that Millie and Enzo ended up together, but thought that having her daughter be the one to stab the neighbor was unbelievable. The only shocking part of that was that she tried to make us believe Nico had more problems.

The third book in Freida McFadden's Millie the Maid series is an addictive and riveting read. I would have read it in one sitting, but wound up doing it in 2 because I had to go to work or sleep. lol. The story starts with the couple moving to Long Island, where Millie and Enzo are married and have two children. Millie is excited to make new friends but faces challenges from her neighbors, who flirt with her husband and hire their neighbor's maid Martha. Millie's family members keep secrets from her, and she must decide whether to move to a neighborhood where murder is expected. The book is highly rated, with ten stars, and I encourage readers to add it to their reading list. I hope Freida McFadden continues writing more Millie the Maid sequels to satisfy all of her loyal readers' cravings and hope to see more installments in the series. NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press provided the digital reviewer copy of the book.

I’ve now read every Freida McFadden book I could get my hands on. Plus I’ve preordered her book (The Boyfriend) which won’t be published for several months. NetGalley gave me the opportunity to read this third novel in the Housemaid series and I’m so grateful . Every page of this one had me riveted! And Freida’s Epilogue surprised me as it always does.

Oh my goodness! Quick confession: I didn’t expect to love the third book so much, but it exceeded all my expectations! It's far better than the second book; I couldn’t put it down. I even canceled my appointment with my accountant, even though I have taxes to do. Who cares about taxes when there's such an amazing book to read? Okay, it's wrong to say something like that as a law-abiding, mature citizen, but come on, this book is incredibly good. I found myself wanting to stop time just to peacefully read my advance copy!

What can I say to rest my case! The adventures of Millie the maid are the definition of addiction! I know I can find hundreds of people like me (maybe thousands) who, once they start one of her books, they cannot stop! It’s more addictive than Pringles! It’s riveting page-turners! It’s my favorite guilty pleasure!

Her new adventure takes us 11 years later where we left things with Millie and Enzo. Now they’re older, married, having two kids; one A grader, sensitive, mature, smart daughter Ava, and a friendly, energetic, sporty 9-year-old Nico, named after Enzo’s family members. Their luck turned out, and their offer for the house has gotten approval which means they are about to be suburbanites, living in ( correction living "ON") Long Island.

Millie is jumping in excitement to build a new life in a big house she still has questions about how they bought under its value even though they have to work harder to pay the mortgage. She is also excited to make new friends with her neighbors but unfortunately one of her neighbors cannot keep her hands off her husband, shamelessly flirting with him as the other woman who is health-obsessed and also a noisy busybody who likes to watch each step she takes from her house and make her uncomfortable. In addition to that, Enzo makes a jest to hire their neighbor’s maid Martha: the same woman she keeps giving her scrutinizing looks as if she knows her criminal dark past.

Could Millie make the worst mistake by moving to this neighborhood where her neighbors act like she’s mud under their boot to scratch, her children keep acting like strangers and her husband might be too friendly with Suzette Lowell: their flirty neighbor next door? At the top of that somebody gets murdered as expected. Because where Millie goes, there should be murder, shouldn’t be? How will she save herself and her family without getting involved? What her family members keep hidden from her?

Well: didn’t I say how much I loved this book that I should scream at the rooftops kind of! I'm about to give this book ten stars which highly deserved! Don’t forget to add this book to your reading list. Who am I kidding? Just order your copy and dive in blindfolded! Satisfaction guaranteed!

Oh boy, I hope Freida McFadden keeps writing more Millie the Maid sequels to feed my cravings! I never get enough of this series!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for sharing the digital reviewer copy of the most anticipated thriller of the year in exchange for my honest opinions which I truly appreciate!

Freida McFadden's latest offering proves once again why she is a master of her craft. "The Housemaid is watching" immediately seized my attention from the opening page, pulling me into its captivating world. McFadden's storytelling prowess shines through, weaving a tapestry of intrigue and suspense that kept me eagerly turning pages. With each twist and turn, the narrative deepened, revealing layers of complexity and depth. As a fan of McFadden's previous works, I was not disappointed; her signature style and attention to detail are present throughout, making this installment a true masterpiece.

Again, I could not put down a Freida McFadden book. The plot twists and keep you guessing was next level in this book!

This is my first read by Freida McFadden. I already plan to go back and read the first two books in the series.

Mille has a past that she's not proud of.
Enzo has a past that Millie thinks she knows about, but is surprised to learn that the man she's been married to for eleven years has secrets too. Of course, secrets can only stayed buried for so long....and Enzo's past comes back to haunt him when Jonathan Lowell is found dead. Was Enzo having an affair with Suzette Lowell? Did he kill Jonathan?

But, the Lowells had secrets too....ones that would tarnish the high class image beyond repair.

And, the overprotective neighbor, Janice is always watching....or at least she thinks she is...someone knows what really happened....

The Housemaid Is Watching is a much anticipated thriller that did not disappoint when I read it. The humor added in was a great touch. I will not look at nude lipstick again without thinking of this book.
If you loved the first two in the series, don't hesitate to grab this one!