Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Maid by Nita Prose

136 reviews

sarah_brazenbookworm's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0


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angelareads's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful informative mysterious 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

Very voice-y and absolutely brilliant. Best of the year so far! 

Not a 5 star because it felt like the book ended twice. It was very strange. 

*revising to a 5 star. I keep thinking about it. It's just so good! 

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zahraa_aj's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This was a paid ad by Olive Garden

Another day, another mismarketed, overhyped book that I fell for. I didn't like the characterization, and how some characters' defining points boiled down to superficial/stereotypical things, or how heavily the plot relied on them. E.g. Molly's "odd" behavior, the POC characters 

Molly fainted, had a whole conversation with Mrs. Black, wiped the room clean and still no one showed up? No one at the hotel thought of checking on one of their biggest clients being supposedly dead?? WHAT
No investigator thought of asking the first wife how she's doing, about Mr. Black's kids...etc? The story is so full of holes it could be a net.


The "message" behind the story being spoon-fed to the readers was so? What ...

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elizabeth_lepore's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

4.0


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mrswelborn's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad medium-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

What a fun book to start out the year! It gave me Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine vibes, meets the Hulu show Only Murders in the Building. I loved the setting of the opulent Regency Grand hotel, and the cast of characters were vivid and immediately interesting. Molly the maid is not who you think she is…I read this book in two days trying to figure out who-did-what and how the story would unfold. I could see this being a great re-read, or a book club selection. What a fantastic debut by the author!

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mags_reads_'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? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0


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_savannahreads_'s review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25


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catherineduplessis's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

THIS. BOOK. WAS. SO. GOOODD!
The fact that Molly (the main character) has a hard time understanding people’s emotions adds to the mystery of this whole murder mystery storyline. I felt bad for her, I wanted to be there for her, but, mainly, I wanted to give her a big hug. That’s how good the writing is. And, to add to all of this, when I thought the story was finished, the very last pages managed to surprise me and litterally had my jaw dropped. Ans easy 5-stars books! 👏

* Adding Nita Prose on my I-want-to-read-everything-they-come-up-with list * 🙌🏻

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amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0


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