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The Maid by Nita Prose

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erindoesdesign's review against another edition

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challenging emotional 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

3.75

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silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I was really enjoying the neurodivergent narrator perspective through most of the book (despite some cringing at some clear misunderstandings she had of situations/people, and at unkind treatments she got at times). The ending kind of ruined things though, with a clear 'because everyone has different perspective all morality is relative' message. Bleah.

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mkzach's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.0

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alaina's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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thndrkat's review against another edition

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mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

There were aspects of this book I found enjoyable, but more that I didn't. Prose does a great job at times with the contrast between what we know to be true and what the main character believes to be true, creating some truly cringy moments that I found entertaining. But more often, the story is cringy in a truly unpleasant way, from the unnatural dialog (such as countless instances of "my dear girl..."), to the absurdly two-dimensional characters (portrayed with stereotypes that are simplistic at best, offensive at worst), and the severely unbelievable wrap-up. I don't normally read mysteries, so I don't have a sense of the normal level and types of tropes, but this is not a book I would recommend. However, I picked it for a book club, so I had to finish it!

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sea_tea_books's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

3.5

Do two wrongs make a right? Is it ever right to be wrong? "Sometimes, you must do one thing bad to do another thing good. It's not always so clear, so black and white like everyone thinks."

At times this appeared to be an almost charming story. Yet, there were significant plot twists that darkened that charm. I recognize the nuanced decisions the characters are faced with making but I could have done without the promise between Molly and her Gran. That left me most unsettled.

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jessietn's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

This was sweet. I can understand some of the criticisms, but I don’t agree that Molly misrepresented neurodivergence. Rather, I think the story was intentionally whimsical, which reflected on all of the characters and exaggerated her traits.

I found the use of colours for surnames interesting, with Molly’s surname being Gray, while those around her are Black, Snow, Green or Brown (among other non-colours). One symptom atypical people experience is black-and-white thinking. Using these names could point to the fact that neurotypicals can be equally as binary in their thought processes, but the characters make more problematic decisions as a result.

While the mystery element of the story was somewhat lacking and the ‘twist’ ending was nothing radical, I didn’t mind it and thought it was fitting.

Molly displayed her ability to make morally grey decisions by helping and keeping the secret of Mrs Black. I didn’t find there to be enough chemistry between Molly and Juan Manuel for there to be a romance, and felt the ending could have been just as cute if they had remained good friends.

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bookybecka's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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costellar's review against another edition

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mysterious

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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cannesi's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.0

I do agree with a majority of the comments below... The first half of the book dragged on and even toward the end it felt like the same message/cliché being repeated over and over again. I can understand Molly being neurodivergent and would agree with those who mention the autism spectrum, however, I do not believe this was something worth badgering on about throughout the entirety of the book. We, the readers, can see that she is, as the author would put it, "different"; it reflects in her actions and I felt the author spent too much time putting it into words. That being said, I enjoyed listening to this book and found the ending to be slightly shocking in the best way.

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