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Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Murder
Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Deportation
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.
Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Toxic friendship
Minor: Death, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts
I enjoyed this book quite a bit. I know some said it was inconsistent, but I find that, as a neurodivergent person, I can see how her seemingly very shifting rules don't shift as much as they seem to do to some people. I know that certain rules in my mind are different than how a "normal" person may have their rules. And once you get to the end it all makes sense, at least to me.
I didn't guess the killer, though I guess another one of the "plot twists" (the one with her grandmother.)
Narrator Rating: 3.5 stars
She did a decent job but for most of the book she had kind of pout to her voice which was childlike and annoying for a 20-something woman.
Elemental Levels: Fluff-3.5/5 Heartfelt-3/5 Helpful-NA Horror-NA Inspiration-NA
Love aka Romance-2/5 Mystery-5/5 Predictability-2.5/5 Spice-NA Suspense-2/5 Tear- 3/5 Thrill-1.5/5 Humor-1/5
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, Deportation
Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Excrement, Medical content, Pregnancy
But the rest the read was a bit off-putting because the author is neurotypical, and I wasn't sure if she was doing a service or disservice to the autistic community. The author took inspiration from when she taught special needs children, but honestly I just read 'Yellowface'and I hope a sensitivity expert was involved...
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting
Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Ha sido un viaje interesante. Gracias por tanto, Molly.
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Murder
Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Alcohol, Deportation
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Classism
Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Deportation
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol
The premise is that Molly, a maid at a luxury boutique hotel, has always struggled with social cues and making friends. After losing her grandmother and being betrayed by a loser boyfriend, she is determined to keep her head down and make enough to pay her rent, but she can’t resist the seduction of the possibility of new friends at her hotel job. Unfortunately, this leads her into danger and suddenly, in trying to help her friends, she comes under suspicion of murder.
I really enjoyed this novel. It’s kind of a cosy mystery but it’s also about friendship and found family and responsibility and grief and dealing with terminal illness and loss. I felt emotionally-engaged in the story even though Molly as a character had obviously been trained to control her emotions and suppress her feelings out of politeness. I enjoyed Molly’s voice and observations as a character and I would say this was gently humorous. I think that while this was great and enjoyable and I even liked the twist at the end, there was sometimes a bit of detachment I felt from Molly that sometimes made this feel a little unbelievable or very dramatic in the way of movies from the 50s and 60s. I suppose this could be an intentional choice as Molly’s habits and language and behaviour WERE inspired by that period thanks to her grandmother. I loved the supporting characters and was curious about Mr Preston and his daughter and his relationship with Molly’s grandma. In all this was a really enjoyable read and I recommend checking it out if you’re looking for a gentle but really engaging read with light humor and Cody mystery vibes.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Ballantine Books via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship, Abandonment
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Classism
Minor: Racism, Sexism