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The Maid by Nita Prose

10 reviews

stardustdreamer's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Confinement, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Murder, Mental illness, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Grief, and Terminal illness

Minor: Vomit and Excrement

chaotically_katie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Abandonment, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Bullying, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Grief

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Confinement, Deportation, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, and Trafficking

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book reminded me of Eleanor Oliphant is Fine a bit — the main characters being somewhat strange and therefor similar. I liked that the narrator was morally grey, because she was a bit different than other people. I also found her naivety to be quite refreshing if not a bit unbelievable. All in all, a quick read that is interesting and well-written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Classism, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

jessismoore's review against another edition

dark hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

The story was definitely an  interesting concept, a maid that cleans your room knows a lot about you but cleans everything up after you so it’s a good crime scene. However, I found aspects of Molly’s personality to just be convenient for the plot. I saw other reviews before starting that described her as a neurotypical person’s view of how a neurodivergent person acts and that made me hesitant to read this but it was for a book club. I made it  through the book without a problem and it kept my interest. I did enjoy the story but I still felt like the book justified a lot of Molly’s behavior, especially near the end of the book. I understand the narrator doesn’t necessarily reflect the author but it felt off at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Physical abuse, Abandonment, and Alcoholism

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Grief

kjm_x's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Infidelity, Murder, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Addiction, Cancer, Ableism, Deportation, Drug abuse, Bullying, Death, and Confinement

elysedc's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Terminal illness, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Bullying, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Alcoholism

erinulrich's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Death, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

ekmook's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Sexism, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Dementia, Death of parent, Infidelity, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Drug use

davidrb's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

I just didn't like it. Sorry about that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity

catherineduplessis's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

THIS. BOOK. WAS. SO. GOOODD!
The fact that Molly (the main character) has a hard time understanding people’s emotions adds to the mystery of this whole murder mystery storyline. I felt bad for her, I wanted to be there for her, but, mainly, I wanted to give her a big hug. That’s how good the writing is. And, to add to all of this, when I thought the story was finished, the very last pages managed to surprise me and litterally had my jaw dropped. Ans easy 5-stars books! 👏

* Adding Nita Prose on my I-want-to-read-everything-they-come-up-with list * 🙌🏻

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Cancer, Gun violence, Infidelity, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse