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A review by rjdenney
The Maid by Nita Prose
3.0
The Maid is a glorified cozy mystery about a maid who is obsessed with THE Olive Garden and her dead grandmother.
Speaking of Olive Garden, I’m eating there Sunday afternoon. I’m sure I’ll be thinking of this book while I eat there haha
When I picked this one up on audio, I had a preconceived notion that this was a twisty, dark thriller with a trendy quirky cover… I was wrong. This read like a Hallmark mystery with a smidge of grit and though I love Hallmark mysteries this was not what I thought I was going to read. I was a little disappointed, but I still enjoyed the read enough to give it two and a half stars.
There was also this part at the end that people took as a gigantic, OMG, crazy, dark twist and I just don’t see how it was THAT insane… a twist? Maybe a little, but not enough of one to warrant an OMG emoji.
This was an interesting read for me, part of me enjoyed portions of this book and the other part was annoyed with how hyped it is for no damn reason in my opinion. There’s nothing special about this story. I’ve read that this is going to be turned into a movie and I’d give the movie a watch, but I will not be re-reading this before seeing the film.
Also, having a Mexican character being an illegal immigrant who works in a hotel is a little stereotypical and It’s just not the vibe.
If you’re looking for a Hallmark mystery with a grain of darkness, then this is for you. If you’re looking for the next Gone Girl or The Woman in the Window, this is far from those to books as you could possibly get.
Either way, read it if you want. I don’t give a fuck.
-R.
Speaking of Olive Garden, I’m eating there Sunday afternoon. I’m sure I’ll be thinking of this book while I eat there haha
When I picked this one up on audio, I had a preconceived notion that this was a twisty, dark thriller with a trendy quirky cover… I was wrong. This read like a Hallmark mystery with a smidge of grit and though I love Hallmark mysteries this was not what I thought I was going to read. I was a little disappointed, but I still enjoyed the read enough to give it two and a half stars.
There was also this part at the end that people took as a gigantic, OMG, crazy, dark twist and I just don’t see how it was THAT insane… a twist? Maybe a little, but not enough of one to warrant an OMG emoji.
This was an interesting read for me, part of me enjoyed portions of this book and the other part was annoyed with how hyped it is for no damn reason in my opinion. There’s nothing special about this story. I’ve read that this is going to be turned into a movie and I’d give the movie a watch, but I will not be re-reading this before seeing the film.
Also, having a Mexican character being an illegal immigrant who works in a hotel is a little stereotypical and It’s just not the vibe.
If you’re looking for a Hallmark mystery with a grain of darkness, then this is for you. If you’re looking for the next Gone Girl or The Woman in the Window, this is far from those to books as you could possibly get.
Either way, read it if you want. I don’t give a fuck.
-R.