{"id":6467,"date":"2025-11-03T12:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=6467"},"modified":"2025-11-03T09:45:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T14:45:04","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-277-the-housemaid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-277-the-housemaid\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 277 &#8211; The Housemaid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <em>The Housemaid<\/em> by Frieda McFadden.\u00a0Listen to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-277-the-housemaid\/\">the podcast<\/a>\u00a0to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/crash.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/crash-138x220.webp\" alt=\"The Crash by Frieda McFadden\" width=\"138\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/crash-138x220.webp 138w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/crash-188x300.webp 188w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/crash-640x1024.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/crash.webp 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/finalwife.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/finalwife-144x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Final Wife by Jenny Blackhurst\" width=\"144\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/finalwife-144x220.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/finalwife-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/finalwife-668x1024.jpg 668w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/finalwife-1002x1536.jpg 1002w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/finalwife.jpg 1305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gonegirl.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gonegirl-143x220.jpg\" alt=\"Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gonegirl-143x220.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gonegirl-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gonegirl-666x1024.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gonegirl.jpg 781w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781464227325\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Crash<\/em> by Frieda McFadden<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9798217265985\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Final Wife<\/em> by Jenny Blackhurst<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780307588371\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Gone Girl<\/em> by Gillian Flynn<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/grandmother.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6471\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/grandmother-143x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Grandmother by Jane E. James\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/grandmother-143x220.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/grandmother-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/grandmother.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/honeymoon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/honeymoon-143x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Honeymoon by Jane E. James\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/honeymoon-143x220.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/honeymoon-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/honeymoon.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/littlelies.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/littlelies-148x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Little Lies by Valerie Keogh\" width=\"148\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/littlelies-148x220.jpg 148w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/littlelies-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/littlelies.jpg 672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781835267363\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Grandmother<\/em> by Jane E. James<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781835269756\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Honeymoon<\/em> by Jane E. James<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781913942212\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Little Lies<\/em> by Valerie Keogh<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/husband.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6474\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/husband-142x220.jpg\" alt=\"My Husband Next Door by KL Slater\" width=\"142\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/husband-142x220.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/husband-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/husband-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/husband.jpg 777w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/strangers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/strangers-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/strangers-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/strangers-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/strangers-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/strangers.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/crimminds.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/crimminds-150x206.jpg\" alt=\"Criminal Minds\" width=\"160\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/crimminds-150x206.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/crimminds-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/crimminds.jpg 494w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781835252758\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>My Husband Next Door<\/em> by K. L. Slater<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780393351934\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Strangers on a Train<\/em> by Patricia Highsmith<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780393351934\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Criminal Minds (TV show)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading The Housemaid by Frieda McFadden.\u00a0Listen to\u00a0the podcast\u00a0to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[930,2633,23,2637,2638,2635,2634,48,30,2632,2636],"class_list":["post-6467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-criminal-minds","tag-frieda-mcfadden","tag-gillian-flynn","tag-jane-e-james","tag-jenny-blackhurst","tag-k-l-slater","tag-patrica-highsmith","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-the-housemaid","tag-valerie-keogh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6467"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6479,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6467\/revisions\/6479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}