A review by shamrockshelf
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
5.0
4.5 *stars*
I flew thru this one. I was so surprised by this one for sure, it was much better than The Silent patient (couldn't read it at all).
This book kept me guessing who was the killer till the end. I didn't expected it at all. When I finished it felt like I couldn't understand my feelings or emotions. On one side I really liked it, but from the other it left me with a lot of questions. Then I figured that I would need to read some of the reviews to gather my thoughts. So I did that!
I really liked the Greek mythology element, it's not the thing that I like in general, but I liked it through this book.
It felt weird with Fred and Henry in the story (didn't understand the purpose of these characters), but after reading some reviews I understood that they were only the distraction from the real killer.
Mariana was an interesting person in this story. As a psychologist she was bad for not seeing it in the first place, but grief and love made it harder for her to see. You can't help yourself whether you are a good psychologist or not.
What can the right mind games do to a person. It's easy to manipulate with others, you only need to do it in the right way...
Thank you for the book!
I flew thru this one. I was so surprised by this one for sure, it was much better than The Silent patient (couldn't read it at all).
This book kept me guessing who was the killer till the end. I didn't expected it at all. When I finished it felt like I couldn't understand my feelings or emotions. On one side I really liked it, but from the other it left me with a lot of questions. Then I figured that I would need to read some of the reviews to gather my thoughts. So I did that!
I really liked the Greek mythology element, it's not the thing that I like in general, but I liked it through this book.
It felt weird with Fred and Henry in the story (didn't understand the purpose of these characters), but after reading some reviews I understood that they were only the distraction from the real killer.
Mariana was an interesting person in this story. As a psychologist she was bad for not seeing it in the first place, but grief and love made it harder for her to see. You can't help yourself whether you are a good psychologist or not.
What can the right mind games do to a person. It's easy to manipulate with others, you only need to do it in the right way...
Thank you for the book!