Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Maid by Nita Prose

58 reviews

sea_tea_books's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

3.5

Do two wrongs make a right? Is it ever right to be wrong? "Sometimes, you must do one thing bad to do another thing good. It's not always so clear, so black and white like everyone thinks."

At times this appeared to be an almost charming story. Yet, there were significant plot twists that darkened that charm. I recognize the nuanced decisions the characters are faced with making but I could have done without the promise between Molly and her Gran. That left me most unsettled. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Grief

parisfba09's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, and Deportation

berenike_and's review against another edition

reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Ein schönes Buch, wenn auch absolut nicht so wie erwartet.
 
Ein bisschen mehr Ermittlungen und Spannung hätte ich schön gefunden, denn die Untertitel "Ein Zimmermädchen ermittelt" und "Sie kennt deine Geheimnisse | Sie findet die Wahrheit" lassen die Leser*innen ein anderes Buch erwarten. 
 
Außerdem kann ich ehrlich nicht nachvollziehen weshalb

sie nichts gesagt hat obwohl sie von Anfang an wusste wer den Mord an Mr Black zu verantworten hat

Molly als Protagonistin fand ich allerdings sehr angenehm, aber warum wurde ihr in ihrer Kindhei  anscheinend nie vorgeschlagen auf Autismus zu testen? Inwieweit die Handlung hier stereotyp und evtl. schädlich ist, kann ich nicht beurteilen

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and Murder

Minor: Abandonment

jackieyvette's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

This book was circulating at the library a lot this summer and after it died down I decided to see what the hype was about and I was very happy with this book. I’m not partial to mysteries usually other than an Agatha Christie novel here and there, but I loved this type of mystery. The Molly Gray character was very interesting and lovable  and I wish I could read about her again and again. The people she surrounded herself weren’t always the best kind of people, but the way she sees them makes me not care because I just want to hear her point of view more and more. 
The mystery itself was good a little twist that I didn’t figure out so that was fun as I usually feel in mystery novels I figure out the ending half way through. 

Crying score: I got watery eyed for Molly, but right after she would make me smile. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

sharlapeggy's review

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Deportation

sydneyjn's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Being told from the perspective of Molly the Maid made this a great reading experience!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Murder

sunsetcity's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Deportation

onemamareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Read my full review here: https://onemamassummer.weebly.com/book-reviews/the-maid

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying

hamohero's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

kcarney86's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Torture, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism