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A review by moonfawn
The Maid by Nita Prose
2.0
WARNING MINOR SPOILERS
*sighs* Where do I begin? Man, I really wanted to like this book. With all of the new hype around this story and the author, I really had higher hopes. What I thought was going to be a murder mystery ended up being me slogging through page after page of 'Molly the Maid' digging herself a deeper hole by getting mixed up with the wrong people.
Due to her extreme social awkwardness, she isn't able to pick up on people's social cues, expressions, or emotions. She had once relied on her elderly grandmother to tell her what was going on every time someone said something, but with her recent passing, Molly finds herself lost. She constantly reminds herself of "What would Gran Say?" This becomes extremely cliche and boring in every single chapter.
Without going into much more detail, I'll say this.
Nothing is really ever a surprise in this story. That's where I have my issues. I wouldn't mind not having too many surprises in other genres but for a murder mystery... it fell flat. From the beginning, you know who is up to no good and who is not. There are about two minor "plot twists"... if you can even call them that. One of them isn't even until the Epilogue, which makes you feel like the entire story is absolutely pointless.
This book was something I felt like I would've gotten assigned to read in High school to do a written paper over. While, I didn't mind listening to parts of it on audiobook, actually reading it was like pulling teeth.
The highlight was that it was interesting to read about a character that has social awkwardness and possibly even borderline autism, and how they interact with the world. In that sense, I found it eye-opening. Everything else though, not so much.
Please just save your time and don't read this. If you're looking for a murder mystery, maybe try elsewhere.
*sighs* Where do I begin? Man, I really wanted to like this book. With all of the new hype around this story and the author, I really had higher hopes. What I thought was going to be a murder mystery ended up being me slogging through page after page of 'Molly the Maid' digging herself a deeper hole by getting mixed up with the wrong people.
Due to her extreme social awkwardness, she isn't able to pick up on people's social cues, expressions, or emotions. She had once relied on her elderly grandmother to tell her what was going on every time someone said something, but with her recent passing, Molly finds herself lost. She constantly reminds herself of "What would Gran Say?" This becomes extremely cliche and boring in every single chapter.
Without going into much more detail, I'll say this.
Nothing is really ever a surprise in this story. That's where I have my issues. I wouldn't mind not having too many surprises in other genres but for a murder mystery... it fell flat. From the beginning, you know who is up to no good and who is not. There are about two minor "plot twists"... if you can even call them that. One of them isn't even until the Epilogue, which makes you feel like the entire story is absolutely pointless.
This book was something I felt like I would've gotten assigned to read in High school to do a written paper over. While, I didn't mind listening to parts of it on audiobook, actually reading it was like pulling teeth.
The highlight was that it was interesting to read about a character that has social awkwardness and possibly even borderline autism, and how they interact with the world. In that sense, I found it eye-opening. Everything else though, not so much.
Please just save your time and don't read this. If you're looking for a murder mystery, maybe try elsewhere.