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The Maid by Nita Prose

231 reviews

seismicality's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed this book, the plot twist at the end really surprised me!  I don't think I've read a book before with the point-of-view of someone who is autistic (or at least heavily implied to be) - which is great representation for Neurodiverse folks. The depiction was well written, although I believe it fell into quite a few stereotypes - which took away from that slightly. Overall a good book :) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Minor: Addiction, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Infidelity, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

courtshutt's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful fast-paced

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

4.25

This was the fastest read for me this year! Easy to follow along, Such a quick moving story. Love the different point of view of our main character. The final twist was a HUGE shocker to end the story on. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Drug use

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

inspiring sad 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

4.0

really easy to read. did not realise mc was going to be on the autism spectrum. whilst it’s not said explicitly it’s heavily implied and it hurts having to watch her get manipulated by those around her but it was soothing to know she had others around her that did genuinely care about her
i loved the plot, really enjoyed

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Deportation

lilawsahar's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.5

I wish I knew Molly because I feel like we’d be good friends. 

The author did a wonderful job of writing out Mollys observations where the reader understood what was happening even though Molly did not. I can’t wait to read the sequel. 

I can’t believe that the first Mrs. Black killed Mr. Black. I thought Molly was the culprit for sure especially after she admitted to killing her grandmother out of mercy. That would have been very “Of Mice and Men” of her. I wonder why the bartender tried to get Molly accused of murder if he was not the one who killed Mr.Black. That still doesn’t make sense. I’m also glad that Molly got justice on all the people who had wronged her. Also, Juan and Molly are so cute.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts

marissasa's review against another edition

hopeful fast-paced

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

3.5

Although this book wasn't what I expected going into it, I still found myself rooting for Molly the maid and hoping for the best for her. Rather than a deep murder mystery or even cozy mystery, I found this book to be more of a cozy character study of an obviously neurodivergent/autistic young woman (although it is never outright stated) with a small murder and crime subplot in the setting of a bustling, grand hotel. There were times when it was hard to read this book because the main character was so sweet and naive and so many people in her life took advantage of her or judged her for being different. The mystery part of the plot was also very predictable and the twist at the very end didn't feel like a huge reveal at all. Despite these parts, I still enjoyed seeing Molly gain a new found family and wanted her to get a happy ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition

mysterious sad 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

5.0

I flew through this book! I couldn’t stop listening. It kept me guessing until almost the very end. I love Molly and cannot wait to tackle Nita’s second book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

katlinstirling_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

Really enjoyed this read. Twisty and suspenseful, not what I expected at all. I was left speechless at times. Would recommend reading if you like thriller mysteries! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

joysmith's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

4.0

This book was cozy and enjoyable. I listened to it as an audiobook and was eager to keep listening which is why it only took a few days to finish. The main character is delightful and there is a great twist at the end that I didn’t see coming. I thought the main character/narrator’s perspective was really interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity and Deportation

danikajoan's review against another edition

dark lighthearted mysterious sad slow-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? It's complicated

1.0

I had assumed that the author of this book was neurodivergent, like her main character, and when I found out she wasn’t it seemed like such a weird choice, especially with the way she chose to write Molly, who reads like Amelia Bedelia most of the time. The mystery itself isn’t anything especially interesting, and if I wanted a charming British whodunnit I should have just re-read Thursday Murder Club 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, and Deportation

toomanytbr's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment