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Þernan by Nita Prose

146 reviews

roeschcj1's review against another edition

5.0

hopeful 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: Complicated

Absolutely loved this book! One of the best I have read this year. The characters were amazing. I loved the story being told from Molly’s perspective and I loved the depth of her character.

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beca_reads's review against another edition

3.0

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This is one of the books I was super excited to get too this year, and this turned out to be a slight disappointment. Overall I really did enjoy this book, we follow Molly who is a maid at the Regency Grand Hotel. Molly is use to blending in and people not seeing her, until one day Mr Black a popular guest is found dead in his room. Suddenly Molly is thrust to the front of the investigation having been the last person to see him alive. What is clear from the beginning (though it is never clearly stated) is that Molly is autistic or at least autistically coded, the one thing I have to say about this is that it makes her sound like an unreliable narrator as she misses out on a lot of social cues. This may just be me, but I felt like Molly being Autistic was used to further the plot because without that, the mystery would of be solved quickly, hence why I have not given this five stars. Non the less it was a fun mystery and the characters were all loveable, I was slightly disappointed by the ending as I felt it was rushed. I do look forward, however to the film adaptation as I think it will translate well to the screen

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ems_rxlibrary's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious reflective tense slow-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

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madradstarchild's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 45%

This is a clear instance of a neurotypical author writing from the "perspective" of a neurodivergent-coded character without actually understanding how neurodivergence works. It's ableist that she assumes someone who doesn't understand social cues will be

too "innocent" to realize she's being lied to/manipulated into abetting crimes

. This is an ableist caricature of neurodivergence and it's going to perpetuate inaccurate assumptions about neuodivergent people. 0/5

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savvyrosereads's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny mysterious reflective 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: No

Rating: 4/5 stars

Molly Gray is a neurodivergent maid working at a luxury hotel—and when she finds one of the hotel’s VIP guests dead in his bed, she quickly and unwittingly becomes the prime suspect in his murder.

Delightful! (IYKYK) This one was a bit slower in the beginning than I would ideally prefer in a mystery novel, but once it started rolling it moved plenty quickly. Molly was a wonderful main character—her obliviousness was a little hard to swallow at first but she was so earnest and genuine that I eventually felt it made perfect sense. The themes of family and friendship are also so strong throughout the book, which I loved. And, even though this is a fairly cozy mystery overall, the final few chapters had some pretty dark reveals that I really enjoyed. If you’re in the market for a fun mystery with a lot of heart and an extremely lovable main character, this is the novel to pick up next!

Recommended for anyone, but especially those who like: lighthearted mysteries; neurodivergent heroines; stories about friendship and family.

CW: Death/murder; death of a grandparent/parental figure; terminal illness; drug use; exploitation of immigrants; bullying/manipulation.

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kenziewol's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I ended up really enjoying this book. At first, I struggled a bit to get into it as it’s a bit slower and the writing style is a little different, but once the mystery got rolling I was sucked in!

I ended up loving Molly! Seeing the story from her point of view was very interesting and I loved trying to figure out what was actually happening vs how she perceived it. I was suprised by the ending and definitely didn’t see it coming around to that at all.

Overall, this was an enjoyable cozy mystery & a quick easy read.

If you’re a fan of the show, Murder in the Building, I think you’ll really enjoy this book!

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meganjeg's review against another edition

4.25

hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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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