Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

La camarera by Nita Prose

131 reviews

lisa_m's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I expected to really like this book but sadly I was disappointed.

At the beginning I found the narration and perspective of Molly very interresting and well done. But every time she talked about or with Rodney I just became so frustrated! I wanted to dnf this book so many times but instead I finished the audiobook on 3x speed. I liked the aspects of an autistic maid becoming friends with a rich socialite. But Molly not only not recognising all the criminal activity around her for what it was but also participating in it soon got very frustrating to read about. Sometimes it made sense for her character but sometimes she just seemed dumb. For me one of my favourite aspects of reading a Mystery book is following a smart person who sees clues where noone else does. That's why I like Sherlock so much. But Molly wasn't even really involved in trying to figure out who had done it and why. She was just forced into the whole thing by other people and then had to be saved. Also she is the only one who actually saw the real killer? And decided not only to hide their identity but clean up after them? And she didn't even reveal that while she herself was accused of murder? I was soo confused by that and I really can't get over it. I also wish her friendship with Gisele had gone differently because that is a very interesting dynamic. But most of the other storylines just made me mad. Her savings being stolen by her boyfriend and she didn't even tell anyone because she didn't want her grandmother to worry? Also wtf was that ending? She killed her own grandmother??? And that's why she hid that Mr. Blacks ex-wife killed him with a pillow because she saw herself in her?? That's such a weird plottwist that just doesn't make sense to me. For someone who likes rules that much it all seems very out of character. Also her constantly thinking Rodney wants to date her even though he just uses her and wants to get information? And her spending her last money on a super expensive outfit for their 'date'? All of those things made this book not very enjoyable for me. The story was fine and had some interesting elements but it was just way too frustrating for me and there were almost no fun or enjoyable aspects. Maybe thats just not what this book is meant to be but it definitely wasn't it for me and I'm not going to be reading the next two books in this series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Murder, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Grief, Ableism, Classism, Terminal illness, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Domestic abuse and Deportation

cattthatcanread44's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Death of parent, Racism, and Murder

born_reading's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Terminal illness, Cancer, and Death of parent

agathajanemaud1908's review against another edition

challenging dark funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I had a bit of trouble getting through about the first half of this book. It didn’t quite grab me in the way I thought it would from all I’ve heard about this book. I think it was because the narrator’s voice took some time to get used to. But I was hooked by the second half and eager to see how things would work out for Molly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Grief, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Suicide, Drug use, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment, Deportation, Bullying, and Gun violence

passionatereader78's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

Well written mystery! I didn't see the ending coming! Fun read! I love Molly!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

goodjollymissmolly's review against another edition

funny hopeful mysterious fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

celery's review against another edition

Didn't vibe with the writing style. I don't believe it was very good autistic representation either, the narrator/main character did not come across as autistic, she came across stupid, and they are not the same thing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Alcohol, Grief, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Murder

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

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

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

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

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