Day: Dec 28, 2025

The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 295

The Housemaid’s Secret by Freida McFadden

Goodreads Blurb: It’s hard to find an employer who doesn’t ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job, cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their shiny kitchen. I can work here for a while, stay quiet until I get what I want. It’s almost perfect. But I still haven’t met Mrs Garrick, or seen inside the guest bedroom. I’m sure I hear her crying. I notice spots of blood around the neck of her white nightgowns when I’m doing laundry. And one day I can’t help but knock on the door. When it gently swings open, what I see inside changes everything…

(Goodreads Page)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: I think I’m getting a handle in this series now – it’s always the twists that make the book. And this one had a whopper. Not quite as juicy as the last one maybe but decent.

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The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 294

Starchild by Camille Acker

Goodreads Blurb: In this evocative short piece, Candace worries that her mother, Annie, has reached an emotional breaking point. When her best friend loses her battle with cancer, Annie is acting in uncharacteristic ways, seemingly less concerned than ever about what her friends and neighbors think of her—a troubling development in her daughter’s eyes. But while Candace may think she knows her mother better than anyone, something deeper lingers beneath the surface, and times of hardship have a way of bringing us closer together than ever.

(Goodreads Page)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: This story was an experience, a fascinating step into the mind of two women dealing with loss and the change it brings. It didn’t actually seem to have a plot but as it was more of a character study I think that would have just bogged the whole thing down.

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