A review by jillselwyn
The Maid by Nita Prose

3.0

I was a little disappointed by this book to be honest. Not so much that I didn't like it (hence it getting above 2 stars but not quite 4), but there were aspects that felt frustrating or annoying. I would like to first mention that I am neurodivergent myself. I have ADHD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. I am one of many who wishes that this author had simply named the condition that Molly had, seeing as there were moments where I felt deep connection in her descriptions, but then the next thing I knew I was wondering if she was even supposed to have a real current day disorder because if it was supposed to be autism, it felt wrong. Even if it is meant to be a fictional disorder, I feel like the author really should have hopped onto HBO Max or ABC Freeform to watch Stitchers to see Kirsten's fictional disorder, and how they portray it.

The mystery was interesting enough for me - someone who hasn't read outside of high (and occasional urban) fantasy in years - but it didn't hit me until around 80% through the book that Molly could be an unreliable narrator. I also didn't love the ending. It didn't feel like it made sense (at the time I wasn't sure if my idea that she was an unreliable narrator was accurate or not) and I would have preferred the book not have a twist in the epilogue like that. Either way, it wasn't horrible, but there were still some major issues throughout as I listened to it.