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pocketfulofprinting's review against another edition
4.0
Loved this book! It was a constant question of who do you root for and who is playing who? Stretching from NYC, to the Hudson Valley, and ending in Morocco, we follow Florence Darrow, the personal assistant and Helen Wilcox, her boss and famous, reclusive novelist. Fun, with many twists and turns. It kindof ended up where I thought it was going, but in a way I didn’t expect.
suvata's review against another edition
5.0
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Maud Dixon is the highly-secret pseudonym of the mega best-selling author of “Mississippi Foxtrot,” the psychological suspense novel that everyone is reading. Florence, an aspiring writer, gets hired to be Maud’s personal assistant and moves into her isolated house in rural New York State. Maud is wrestling with writer’s block so she takes a trip to Morocco to get her creative juices flowing. While in Morocco, Florence and Maud get into a devastating car crash. When Florence wakes up in the hospital, Maud is nowhere to be found and Florence believes she has killed her in the car crash. Now all the secret identities and hidden stories will be revealed. Who really is Maud Dixon? 5-stars!
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Maud Dixon is the highly-secret pseudonym of the mega best-selling author of “Mississippi Foxtrot,” the psychological suspense novel that everyone is reading. Florence, an aspiring writer, gets hired to be Maud’s personal assistant and moves into her isolated house in rural New York State. Maud is wrestling with writer’s block so she takes a trip to Morocco to get her creative juices flowing. While in Morocco, Florence and Maud get into a devastating car crash. When Florence wakes up in the hospital, Maud is nowhere to be found and Florence believes she has killed her in the car crash. Now all the secret identities and hidden stories will be revealed. Who really is Maud Dixon? 5-stars!
jesslolsen's review against another edition
5.0
I give 5 star ratings to books that I can’t stop thinking about between reading sessions. This definitely falls into that category for me.
I spent the first half of the book trying to guess Florence’s angle and I had so many ideas on who was trying to set up what, but I think the best way to read it is to just let it take you on the journey and flow along with it.
Helen and Florence are both complex, and it was tricky to have two highly unlikeable characters in the story because I couldn’t decide how I wanted it to end!
This story gave me vibes of Verity by Colleen Hoover, and I have seen other reviews saying to read this if you enjoyed The Silent Patient too, I’d agree with that. A great psychological thriller.
I spent the first half of the book trying to guess Florence’s angle and I had so many ideas on who was trying to set up what, but I think the best way to read it is to just let it take you on the journey and flow along with it.
Helen and Florence are both complex, and it was tricky to have two highly unlikeable characters in the story because I couldn’t decide how I wanted it to end!
This story gave me vibes of Verity by Colleen Hoover, and I have seen other reviews saying to read this if you enjoyed The Silent Patient too, I’d agree with that. A great psychological thriller.
theseasoul's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
|| 4.5 ⭐️ ||
So I thought I knew where this was going… I did not. I changed my theories a dozen times with each twist and turn presented me with new information, and still could not believe the ending. Could not put it down. A thriller of the best kind.
|| Content warnings ||
Sleeping around, nothing too graphic. Drugs/alcohol. Overdose. A fair bit of profanity and God’s name misused a few times. Murder. Various crimes.
shareen17's review against another edition
2.0
Well written book, with a propulsive plot, but a little darker than I like.
hufflemelpufflemel's review against another edition
5.0
I LOVED this book. I loved the premise of an author using a pseudonym hiring an assistant and then things take MANY turns. I did not see much of this book coming. Loved it. Fast paced and very well written. Hard to believe it is the authors first book.
drobinson1927's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
annamickreads's review against another edition
3.0
Although this book is comp'd to "The Devil Wears Prada," I would say it's probably closer to "The Talented Mr. Ripley."
Florence Darrow is a young literary assistant who desires to have her own work recognized, especially when compared to her seemingly over-achieving officemate, Amanda. When she begins an affair with one of her bosses, she's quickly fired from her job with no prospects — that is, until she gets a mysterious phone call asking if she's willing to be the personal assistant for the deeply elusive bestselling author Maud Dixon (which is also a pseudonym).
Initially, I was loath to call this a thriller because the "thriller" elements don't really kick in until 1/3 of the way through the book. Some of the exposition sets up what we could've predicted would be Florence's pattern of behavior based on the back cover; her ambition, obsession, bit of delusion, desperation to be something greater while also feeling the ire of never living up to her mother's expectations.
The pacing of this book is nuts because once Florence actually meets "Maud," things start to gear up and completely take off the last 1/4 of the book. I feel like most of the book was pretty even until the end, when it rocketed off the rails.
That said, something I could appreciate is the uniqueness of the situation - I think I went into this book presuming Florence would be a force of her own undoing but found myself pleasantly surprised to see "Maud" with a few tricks up her sleeve as well.
Florence Darrow is a young literary assistant who desires to have her own work recognized, especially when compared to her seemingly over-achieving officemate, Amanda. When she begins an affair with one of her bosses, she's quickly fired from her job with no prospects — that is, until she gets a mysterious phone call asking if she's willing to be the personal assistant for the deeply elusive bestselling author Maud Dixon (which is also a pseudonym).
Initially, I was loath to call this a thriller because the "thriller" elements don't really kick in until 1/3 of the way through the book. Some of the exposition sets up what we could've predicted would be Florence's pattern of behavior based on the back cover; her ambition, obsession, bit of delusion, desperation to be something greater while also feeling the ire of never living up to her mother's expectations.
The pacing of this book is nuts because once Florence actually meets "Maud," things start to gear up and completely take off the last 1/4 of the book. I feel like most of the book was pretty even until the end, when it rocketed off the rails.
That said, something I could appreciate is the uniqueness of the situation - I think I went into this book presuming Florence would be a force of her own undoing but found myself pleasantly surprised to see "Maud" with a few tricks up her sleeve as well.
laurrecommends's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5