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This was a lovely story with entertaining characters!

Just listened to this and thoroughly enjoyed it. I couldn‘t help but think of Amelia Bedelia occasionally. ❤️

I‘ve seen some mixed reviews but I found it entertaining to drop into Molly‘s world for a bit. I wish there were a few more plot twists, but on the whole it was delightful. #book71of2022

Loved it. Excellent main character. Few twists and turns!!! A quick read.

This was OK. Maybe it was the reader? It was uncomfortable—how no one was looking out for Molly, and so many took advantage.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4.5/5)

“The Maid” started off slow, but when it picked up it was a great read. I initially was very frustrated because it was pretty obvious that Molly was getting taken advantage of and there were a couple plot points that I could guess at, but the way the story resolved was satisfying. I definitely enjoyed how every question I had during the story was answered and everything was tied up nicely by the epilogue.

“That‘s the trouble with pain. It‘s as contagious as a disease. It spreads from the person who first endured it to those who love them most. Truth isn‘t always the highest ideal; sometimes it must be sacrificed to stop the spread of pain to those you love.”

- Nita Prose

Slow build. Murder mystery.
I thought it was an okay book.
Definitely not a favorite.

#mayreads #themaid #nitaprose #bookclubpick

A great, cozy read with a very lovable protagonist & fabulous discussions about inclusion, independence, & social invisibility. Wonderful writing style & characters. Molly's socially awkward character was handled very well & I loved her ability to love herself & make the world work for her. The plot is very creative & the tension was fantastic. A lighthearted mystery that would be an excellent travel read. An excellent debut novel that I loved.

📖5-15-22 || Mystery | Quirky | Light-hearted
This was a quick read that kept my attention and was the light-hearted story that I was looking for. Molly, a maid at the Regency Grand Hotel, finds herself caught up in a whodunit mystery. The lovable and quirky characters make this book a fun read.

Time to speed things along now. So far this book has been a drag for me but I can feel it get really exiciting along the line.❤

Trying to catch up on lost reading time after I went into a baking and photography frenzy.

One other thing I love doing in addition to reading is baking. I feel so good when I bake.

And just in case you didn't already know, bakers make the world smell better.

You can find me on instagram @fabriziabakes😘😘😘

I adored the main character of this book! Molly was such a delight, in the midst of quite a stressful mystery. Loved it! 🛎

I finished this one in a tiny mountain airbnb with the cutest outhouse, so I had to share!

#fantasticstrangelings

I thoroughly enjoyed this mystery. I laughed and I cried- Molly the maid is so sincere and so naive. Most of the action takes place in a luxury hotel in an unnamed city. Maybe Toronto or New York. I lean towards Toronto. There‘s a murder and of course Molly finds the body - plot twists begin. A quick read that‘s almost a cozy with a narrator who sees things differently. 👍👍

I feel torn about this one, but I‘m glad my #lmpbc picked it this round and I got to read it with their comments. I didn‘t love the way the main character was depicted but there were elements that I did like. 🤷🏻‍♀️ @DGRachel @kspenmoll @Bookwormjillk

If you are an Eleanor Oliphant fan-pick this book up!! I loved it! The main character, Molly, seems to have autism but the author does such a wonderful job not making it the central focus of the book. It‘s a great book!

I am your maid. I'm the one who cleans your hotel room, who enters like a phantom when you're out gallivanting for the day, no care at all about what you've left behind, the mess or what I might see when you're gone.

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The first 3/4 of this book gave me anxiety. I was bugged by how people treated the main character, Molly. The ending chapters calmed me down and while most of it was a bit predictable, the ending was sweet.

It‘s so exciting to be sitting on my couch in the middle of the day on a weekday and getting to start my new #lmpbc book for May! My school has off for Eid- wishing a joyous day to all Littens who celebrate! I‘m surrounded by furry reading companions, and here we go…

@Bookwormjillk @DGRachel @kspenmoll 💗💗💗

Outside reading is the best. I am The Maid in my domain.

I have mixed feelings about this one. I liked a lot of it but there were some things that weren‘t really my cup of tea. Molly was an interesting main character and the #audiobook was very good but overall this missed the mark for me a little.

I absolutely loved this book the writing and the main character Molly is a maid and loves her job she kinda of an old soul and speaks that way cause she was raised by her grandmother! When she goes to clean a very wealthy man‘s room she finds him dead! And she becomes a suspect! This book flowed so well I definitely recommend it! 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Quote “ you didn‘t have to come to work your grandma just died she died I didn‘t”

I‘m really on the fence with this one. On one hand, I disliked Molly and we spend the whole book in her head, which was hard for me to stomach. On the other hand, there are some great secondary characters and the ending left me the kind of smile that reaches the eyes, even if it was a little ridiculous. There are also some real pearls of wisdom and insightful comments that I appreciated.

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Starting a new book today! Book: The Maid by Nita Prose #TheyHadMeAtClue #themaidbynitaprose #themaid #nitaprose #booksbrewsandbooze

I have no words to describe this book. It‘s a fun and fast read and you find that the main character is quirky, naive and likable. Two thirds through the book, omg!!!! I can see why there‘s a movie already in the making. Good job Nita, good job. I applaud you 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻 #themaid #nitaprose #goodread #soontobemovie #mustread

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I read a bit of this book at a Silent Reading Club event at a fancy Nashville hotel earlier this week. It felt very fitting to read a book set at a luxury hotel while at a luxury hotel.

Such a charming read!

On a walk this morning while listening to this audiobook, a bee buzzed past and I stopped to watch

4.5⭐/5⭐

This is one of the biggest disappointments for me. I wanted to love this book. But the character was so flat with no development whatsoever. And the story is the most clichéd one ever.

The Maid is about a very hard working girl named Molly Gray, who is a maid at the Regency grand hotel. This mystery novel was written by Nita Prose. Molly loves her job but she often struggles with social cues and most of her coworkers find her very odd. Molly finds Mr.blacks dead body in the master suites one day, sadly Molly is one of the prime suspects of the murder, now she must figure out a way to prove her innocence.

I‘ve been wanting to read this for a while and I‘m so glad I did. The writing is simply brilliant, the characters relatable and believable and even though this book is about a crime, it‘s full of goodness, friendship and positivity. I absolutely loved it

I did so much cleaning today! Molly would be proud. Now for some book, tea and relaxation. ☕️📚🛀

4-2-22: My 30th finished book of 2022! Molly the maid loves her cleaning position at the Regency Grand Hotel. She takes it and life very seriously. She has lost her Gran and lives alone but loves her work until one day she finds a dead body in one of the suites. From there we are thrust into a murder mystery with many players attached. Molly has to prove her innocence and help catch a killer. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️📖#️⃣3️⃣0️⃣

My book club picked this one. I have to say I wasn‘t enamored. Sort of a cross between The Curious Incident of The Dog In the Nighttime, and A Gentleman in Moscow, with an ending I found pat and a little too tidy (even though it is a book about a…maid). I realize this may be an unpopular opinion…

I put this one aside 3x because of reading library books first. After reading two 5 🌟 books and one really good 4 🌟 one, there was no way this could hold up. I found Molly‘s character traits to be pushed too hard upon us, this tried too much to be like Eleanor Oliphant and the mystery was a touch predictable. But I read the majority of this one after Sarah Polley‘s book and Beartown. There‘s no way this could hold up to those.

A interesting crime story with an totally different heroine. I really liked her and her story. Glad she had good people looking out for her.

Daisy and I spent an unexpectedly cold afternoon reading this delightful mystery for #LMPBC

The mystery part of it wasn‘t too mysterious, but I loved the main character, Molly. This is a fun one and I hope the rest of the group enjoys it.

So excited to read this, I‘ve heard such good things! (Also if my girl Florence Pugh is going to be in the movie, I‘m EXTRA ready!) #themaid #nitaprose

I really enjoyed this story about Molly. The book had some choice twists that you could see coming but seeing the murder and crime through the eyes of someone on the spectrum was really well handled. Ultimately this was a happy ending story which was what I needed right now.

For my April #bookspinbingo selections, I am going to only read books I own. The reason for this is simple: my mastectomy is in early to mid April and I don‘t think I will be going to the library much that month and if I am unable to get there, I don‘t want to be stuck. Besides, I have my own personal library at home.

Started this today 🎧
What are you reading this weekend?