Reviews

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

enygirl's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

bellbookandcandle's review against another edition

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5.0

Not a copy but sitting right up there with Donna Tartt’s Secret History. On my faves list!

melissa_charles's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

alisarae's review against another edition

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I went into this hoping for The Secret History, and I was disappointed. It was a pretty good mystery in and of itself, though. I'm just glad my favorite character didn't turn out to be the bad guy.

mbutler8's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

drew12's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

dreamydes's review against another edition

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5.0

so…that was crazy

obsessed with the way he writes idk

beeshep's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

fromsarahsbooknook's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

dajpop's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0