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Re: Books - The Housemaid's Secret (Frieda McFadden)

[(Anonymous)]

The sequel! I have it in the house, and I'm in the mood for something short and stupid.

When we left off, it was strongly implied that Millie the murderous housemaid had decided to become a vigilante torturer-killer of abusive husbands, for pay. But when we start *this* book... she's just doing a cleaning gig. Erm, okay? I guess she put her other plans on the back-burner? And then she reveals she's doing a college degree in social psychology. Because she wants to be... a social worker.

Idk how it works in the US, but good luck getting a job as a social worker with a murder conviction, Millie. I can't work out yet if the author knows this isn't gonna work, and is setting Millie up for furious disappointment halfway through the book, or if she just thought this sounded plausible. Or if the USA just hires murderers as social workers, sometimes. I could see it being less regulated. But she brained a guy with a paperweight, so...

I'm having fun reading this one out loud in a variety of bad american accents, to anyone I can force into listening. I've given Millie a kind of gremlin voice. I think the series would be improved by Millie being described as more of a gremlin.

Re: Books - The Housemaid's Secret (Frieda McFadden)

[(Anonymous)]

> doing a cleaning gig

Maybe it's a euphemism? Or it's literal, but the cleaning is removing the evidence.

Re: Books - The Housemaid's Secret (Frieda McFadden)

[(Anonymous)]

Turns out she retired from the vigilante gig because of life circumstances. She's just doing housemaid work to pay her way while she does her degree, in social work; the book confidently states that she will be able to get a job in social work despite her murder conviction; UNLIKELY. I'm guessing she might get away with it if she were based in Florida, or something, but she's in NY.

Anyway, I finished this book. It was silly and idk if I can be bothered to write it up, but might do in a bit. I guessed about half the plot and the other half was so fucking stupid I don't think I can be blamed for not guessing it. I say that with affection; these books do not pretend to be smart.