A review by turnaboutcafe
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

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

3.5

  • was good, but not as good as the silent patient
  • the plot twist about the killer being zoe was expected, but holy shit sebastian being a pedo?? that's new
  • i wish that it resolved better though
    i know the entire thing about the professor sleeping with students was expected (i mean... it was creepy from the get go) but it's annoying that it was used as a plot point last minute with no development
  • didn't really feel emotionally attached to the characters
  • also zoe's motive feels really weak, i don't understand how this entire plan would put her aunt out of the picture, but maybe i'm just dumb