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samelizabeth's review against another edition
4.0
A somewhat predictable mystery but still a very great read! I enjoyed the POV of the maid throughout the book and loved how much you learned of Molly and followed her growth throughout the book.
extraaardvark's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
nattejones's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
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? It's complicated
4.75
niamh2's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.25
alenney's review against another edition
4.0
Definitely a solid 3.5 but rounding up to four because I’m nice (goodreads please add half stars) it was a super easy read the twist at the end was stupid but oh well it was entertaining
pouline's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
holmfridurhp's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
rockhopper's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
maddy707's review against another edition
mysterious
sad
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
2.0
I am conflicted about this book. Although there were aspects I enjoyed, those aspects also come with things I didn’t enjoy.
For the most part I liked the main character. Though the random quotes/catchphrases I found cringeworthy. The autism aspects of the character are pretty stereotypical but also don’t make much sense. On one page you have her struggling to understand emotions and facial expressions. On the next you have her perfectly understanding people's behaviour. It’s inconsistent.
This book is written in a first person perspective which I wasn’t a fan of at first but I eventually got used to it. FPP will always read like fan fiction to me in the beginning.
At the end of the book there is this really great scene showing us the moment that Gran died. It’s incredibly emotional… and then it’s ruined by the main character essentially murdering Gran upon her request. Why couldn’t she just go in her sleep and stop breathing normally. Why did she have to make the main character do that? Additionally, while I understand Gran was very important to Molly, the constant mentions of her death and the grief that Molly feels is so overdone. It feels like every single page Molly is talking about her Gran’s death. Like we get it, she’s dead and you are sad about it, anything else?
The writing of Detective Stark is so unprofessional and not at all how a detective would act. It’s like this was her first case ever. Every single time she spoke it irked me so bad. Not sure if the author intended for me to be so annoyed by her.
The part at the end where it is revealed that Molly knew who the killer was all along makes no sense and almost completely ruined the book for me. Molly has no reason to cover for the killer outside of not liking Mr Black. About 50% of this book would have been resolved much quicker if Molly just told the police that. There are no clues given to the reader at all that Molly knew who the killer was. It’s like the author threw it in there at the last minute. It honestly makes 0 sense at all. It’s so out of character.
The actual crime itself makes no sense. Why did nobody check the security cameras? Why is Molly arrested when there isn’t actually any substantial evidence towards her being the killer. Why isn’t there more investigation into Mr. Black’s day and his ex-wife. It just makes no sense at all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, and Murder
Minor: Addiction
riderred97's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed the first 2/3. This book had nice pacing and great levity to it. I can empathize with the protagonist even if I don’t always relate. My frustration really comes in during the last third where the conclusion feel unsatisfying. Too many WOW HUH? CRAZY reveals that ultimately weaken the conclusion. I can’t really recommend this unfortunately, but I ultimately did enjoy it for the short read it was.