A review by nebyula
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

I was disappointed in this one. I was hoping to see more of the described cultish activity of the maidens, but instead it was a crappy mystery with a woman running around playing pretend. 

in the end, none of the "dark academia" never mattered? That it was all organized by her dead husband and niece? Absolutely dumb. I will say that the suspected teacher, who, oh wow a surprise, slept with all of the maidens, took her bs all in stride was great. 
One last thing that really annoyed me was how almost ALL of the male characters tried to hit on the main character. Like, why was that needed? And the epilogue sucked.