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The Maid by Nita Prose

55 reviews

catherineduplessis's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

THIS. BOOK. WAS. SO. GOOODD!
The fact that Molly (the main character) has a hard time understanding people’s emotions adds to the mystery of this whole murder mystery storyline. I felt bad for her, I wanted to be there for her, but, mainly, I wanted to give her a big hug. That’s how good the writing is. And, to add to all of this, when I thought the story was finished, the very last pages managed to surprise me and litterally had my jaw dropped. Ans easy 5-stars books! 👏

* Adding Nita Prose on my I-want-to-read-everything-they-come-up-with list * 🙌🏻

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Cancer, Gun violence, Infidelity, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Grief, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, and Terminal illness

vennieelanadventures's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, and Misogyny

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, and Terminal illness

thespinystacks's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This was a truly interesting and endearing novel. Molly is a maid, who has certain eccentricities ( think - Eleanor Oliphant). She doesn't read social cues in the way that many other people do, and for that, she has found herself in a precarious situation, one of which she isn't even aware of.

At first I thought the pacing of this story might be a little slow for me, but by 30% in I was truly sucked in and didn't want to put it down. A drama / mystery storyline combined with a truly endearing lead character, 'The Maid' sort of has it all. Towards the very end, I even found myself crying as Molly is more and more aware of how she is different but the same as the people around her.

Molly turns to her Gran, she leans on her for social cues and remembers "how" to act with the rhymes her Gran taught her as she navigated the world.

This is a classic whodunnit, but at its crux the meaning of the story is that different doesn't mean bad, and I think we could all use a little of that in the world right now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, and Murder

Minor: Drug use, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse