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The Maid by Nita Prose

170 reviews

morgankailackerman's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

This is going to become one of my favorite books of all time. The story was so clever, full of twists and turns that I couldn't predict. But the highlight of the book was the narration. Molly Gray is such a well-written character. I feel like I know her as a friend. Her point of view was such an interesting way to view such a great story. This book has so many layers - and I already want to reread it. I already ordered the second book - I can't wait for more Molly Gray.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Domestic abuse

anacecylopez's review against another edition

mysterious tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Murder, Infidelity, Abandonment, Alcohol, Grief, and Alcoholism

laurenellisx's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Cancer, Bullying, Grief, and Death of parent

nialiversuch's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Mental illness, Cursing, Gun violence, and Death of parent

allifaro's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Bullying, and Death

Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use

Assisted suicide

marini_lexa's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Grief

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

   Molly, a neurodivergent maid, finds the rich and mean Mr. Black dead in his bed. It turns out he was murdered. And Molly ends up under suspicion for his murder. But some of the people at the hotel are not who they seem. And they may have used Molly's neurodivergence to their advantage. 
   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 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Cursing, Misogyny, Trafficking, Alcoholism, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Violence, Classism, Mental illness, Alcohol, Death, Gaslighting, Racism, Grief, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Deportation, Ableism, Cancer, Sexism, Chronic illness, and Confinement

Moderate: Torture, Gun violence, Murder, Drug abuse, Suicide, Body horror, Addiction, Police brutality, Slavery, Blood, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Xenophobia, Medical content, Death of parent, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Excrement, Pregnancy, and Medical content

ali_enza's review against another edition

mysterious tense 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? Yes

2.0

I’m so confused about this book. There were sections that I really enjoyed but for a very large portion of the book I was cringing or just befuddled and annoyed. 

I read the second book first by accident so I was expecting to find the same character. A smart but neurodivergent Molly (the lack of specificity drive me a little crazy overall but I’m the second book I was willing to accept). 
What I found here was bizarre. A reliance on stereotypes and playing on naïveté. And then simultaneously the main characters is incredibly intelligent when it serves the story (the final chapter revelations are startling and out of place in comparison to Mollys character throughout the rest of the book). 
Apologies for the continued comparison to Molly in the second book but there here observational skill is applauded. She’s not good at understanding what people’s motivations are but she sees the details of everything. In this book, it feels like she’s split in two. She’s reliant on the other characters completely too put together the details of her observations. 
I rushed through entire passages because of this. 

Aside from my issues with the main character I still had an issue with the setting. It’s not clear where the hotel is located. I can’t tell if they’re in England or in the US. The formality in which all the main main characters speak is most of it. But the texting and shorthand from some of the characters is so much more modern and colloquial.  The lack of diagnosis for the main characters diagnosis doesn’t help. I can see that Molly may not have been diagnosed as a young child because maybe she grew up in the 80s or 90s but I find it hard to believe that no one hinted , that she had no label for herself aside from “different” especially since it’s seemingly caused her so many different issues that she doesn’t seem to learn from. 

My final grievances with the book are in the final chapters. I won’t say any spoilers but truly shocked by some of the revelations. Not only was there no hint for them but they truly felt out of character.  I had a hard time believing the two shocks introduced.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying

courtneys_reading's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.5

I really enjoyed this! I was not expecting the twists that happened either.

Also not gonna lie, I thought this was set in England for the longest time while reading. It gives British vibes but then they talked about the Olive Garden lol. Still, cute. 

Only 4.5 stars because I felt like

Molly went from not being able to read anyone at all to being able to read everyone in about two minutes. And it was a tad predictable.

But would still recommend as it was an enjoyable read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Domestic abuse, Murder, Bullying, and Chronic illness

Minor: Cancer and Deportation

rubellaface's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Very cute whodunnit with a very interesting premise-- a neurodivergent maid gets caught in the middle of a murder investigation and becomes a suspect when people take advantage of her. 

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... 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Bullying, Ableism, Death, Drug abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Sexism, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Mental illness, Alcohol, Bullying, Police brutality, Murder, Chronic illness, and Racism