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The Maid by Nita Prose

60 reviews

booknerdbetty's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

5.0


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meganjeg's review against another edition

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

4.25

I like the way this book takes familiar character tropes and flips them on their head - a maid who loves her job, a likeable lawyer etc The story is engaging and well-paced and makes you think you know all the answers when you don’t. Molly’s unique voice takes some getting used to but is on the whole endearing and refreshing. This book was interesting and original in a genre that often feels repetitive. 

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redwoodreads's review against another edition

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

4.0


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stephanie_co's review against another edition

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

1.75

The story line was a bit too slow going for me, and I just didn't think Molly's character always lined up with important plot elements.

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annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

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hopeful 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

3.75

the mystery was pretty cut and dry and over too quickly, other than a slight twist at the end that doesn't really change very much

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angelareads's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful informative mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Very voice-y and absolutely brilliant. Best of the year so far! 

Not a 5 star because it felt like the book ended twice. It was very strange. 

*revising to a 5 star. I keep thinking about it. It's just so good! 

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_savannahreads_'s review against another edition

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

2.25


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catherineduplessis's review

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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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mfallon3491's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

An absolutely beautiful depiction of someone on the spectrum finding her way in this world and showing everyone to never underestimate her 💪

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ashley_books_cats_judo's review against another edition

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funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I requested this on Netgalley thinking it was for some reason a push on the book that is now a Netflix series which I was planning to watch after reading the book so I thought this was perfect.

This book has nothing to do with the Netflix series 🙈 it turned out to be so much up my alley and I thoroughly enjoyed it!

Molly is a maid at the Regency Grand and I think a good way to describe her character is Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory. She was raised by her grandmother and is very trusting of everyone and takes them at their word.

Molly ends up being framed for murder and her friends help her figure out what’s gone on after she’s been arrested.

I flew through this book in a couple of sittings.

Have you made an error picking up a book with a similar title you thought was another before? Luckily for me, this was totally up my alley and a great mistake on my part.

Thank you to Netgalley, the author and Penguin Random House Canada for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

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