Helpful Score: 2
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides is receiving so much buzz that my opinion doesn't matter in the grand scheme, but I'm sharing it anyway. As an occasional thriller reader, I thought it was "fine." I haven't read The Silent Patient (the cover freaked me out) and I'm not knowledgeable of Greek tragedies so that likely impacted my enjoyment.
The most obvious suspect isn't likely to be guilty, so I speculated about the murderer's identity and was very wrong. Also, several things about student life at Cambridge (late night tutoring sessions in private chambers, employees who make students' beds and take out their trash, etc.) took me out of the "reality" of the story. I won't share more to avoid spoilers.
I liked the short chapters that propelled me through the story, and really appreciated the atmosphere created by audiobook narrators Louise Brealey and Kobna Holdbrook-Simith. The ending was intriguing as I occasionally enjoy a novel that leaves me with questions.
Thank you to Celadon Books and Macmillan Audio for the review copies; all thoughts are my own.
The most obvious suspect isn't likely to be guilty, so I speculated about the murderer's identity and was very wrong. Also, several things about student life at Cambridge (late night tutoring sessions in private chambers, employees who make students' beds and take out their trash, etc.) took me out of the "reality" of the story. I won't share more to avoid spoilers.
I liked the short chapters that propelled me through the story, and really appreciated the atmosphere created by audiobook narrators Louise Brealey and Kobna Holdbrook-Simith. The ending was intriguing as I occasionally enjoy a novel that leaves me with questions.
Thank you to Celadon Books and Macmillan Audio for the review copies; all thoughts are my own.
