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swedishfrisk 's review for:
The Maidens
by Alex Michaelides
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I can’t fully decide yet how I feel about this one but I’m going to try to capture my experience. I really enjoyed the world building, the character building, and the fast pacing due to the shorter chapters. Where I struggle is with the conclusion and the final reveal. I’d have to reread to see if it really makes sense but I’m not sure I feel the reveal was built enough into earlier details of the book. Which I guess could be intentional but the reveal seems overly reliant on the idea that our main character essentially didn’t see what was right in front of her within her relationship. It just seems a bit too neatly wrapped up and convenient. The prologue also could have gone a bit further as well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol
Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Abandonment