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- Author：Alex Michaelides
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Summary
El Thriller total destinado a provocar adicción literaria， por el autor de La paciente silenciosa， Premio de los lectores de Goodreads， más de 2。5 millones de ejemplares vendidos y traducidos en 40 países。
Mariana intenta recuperarse de la muerte de Sebastián， el amor de su vida， ahogado durante unas vacaciones en una isla griega， cuando su sobrina Zoe la llama desde Cambridge para decirle que Tara su mejor amiga， ha sido asesinada。 Ella decide ir en su ayuda y allí conoce al profesor Fosca， un carismático catedrático de Filología Clásica que tiene un grupo de discípulas conocidas como las Doncellas。 Tara pertenecía al grupo antes de morir había recibido una postal de unas estatuas griegas y los versos de unos cultos eleusinos， justo la materia que imparte Fosca。 Los cadáveres de otras chicas irán apareciendo en el campus con los ojos arrancados y una piña en la mano。 Mariana no solo deberá enfrentarse a estos crímenes， si no a los fantasmas de su propio pasado。
Mariana intenta recuperarse de la muerte de Sebastián， el amor de su vida， ahogado durante unas vacaciones en una isla griega， cuando su sobrina Zoe la llama desde Cambridge para decirle que Tara su mejor amiga， ha sido asesinada。 Ella decide ir en su ayuda y allí conoce al profesor Fosca， un carismático catedrático de Filología Clásica que tiene un grupo de discípulas conocidas como las Doncellas。 Tara pertenecía al grupo antes de morir había recibido una postal de unas estatuas griegas y los versos de unos cultos eleusinos， justo la materia que imparte Fosca。 Los cadáveres de otras chicas irán apareciendo en el campus con los ojos arrancados y una piña en la mano。 Mariana no solo deberá enfrentarse a estos crímenes， si no a los fantasmas de su propio pasado。
Reviews
Heather Lisson
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The story weaves together group therapist Mariana’s life with her late husband and a murder investigation at Cambridge - where she and her husband met and where her niece， Zoe， now attends！The writing was good and the plot had promise， but parts of the story seemed a little bit cliché and just unbelievable。 Not a bad thriller， just not my favorite。 I didn’t guess the killer early on like with most thrillers， so the twist at the end was a bit jaw-dropping。 Definitely worth the read if you enjoy t The story weaves together group therapist Mariana’s life with her late husband and a murder investigation at Cambridge - where she and her husband met and where her niece， Zoe， now attends！The writing was good and the plot had promise， but parts of the story seemed a little bit cliché and just unbelievable。 Not a bad thriller， just not my favorite。 I didn’t guess the killer early on like with most thrillers， so the twist at the end was a bit jaw-dropping。 Definitely worth the read if you enjoy this genre！Thank you to the publisher for the advance reading copy！ All opinions are my own！ 。。。more
Ana
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Dark Academia + Cambridge + Greek MythologyIt should be a 5stars reading but I discovered the killer too early and the beginning was so slow that that I was about to give up。 But anyway， highly addictive and entertaining。
Lindsay Allison
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3。5 rounded up， I liked how all the characters were there/ had their backgrounds for a reason。。。 hated the ending
James Doyle
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The Maidens is a murder mystery set in the secretive setting of St Christopher's College， Cambridge。 Mariana is a therapist， and widow， and she is called by her niece， Zoe to help when Zoe's best friend is murdered。We are quickly introduced to a group of strange young women， the "Maidens"， who are seemingly transfixed by their charismatic but strange lecturer。 Mariana and Zoe must work out who the killer is， before they kill again。This is my first Michaelides novel。 I heard about The Silent Pati The Maidens is a murder mystery set in the secretive setting of St Christopher's College， Cambridge。 Mariana is a therapist， and widow， and she is called by her niece， Zoe to help when Zoe's best friend is murdered。We are quickly introduced to a group of strange young women， the "Maidens"， who are seemingly transfixed by their charismatic but strange lecturer。 Mariana and Zoe must work out who the killer is， before they kill again。This is my first Michaelides novel。 I heard about The Silent Patient， but never got round to reading it， so I had no expectations going into the Maidens。 I enjoyed it。 The plot was interesting， and Michaelides gives the reader enough clues， while keeping us entertained。I found the story agreeable， but I found it difficult to engage with any of the characters。 I found the Maidens a pleasant read， and I would probably read more works by Michaelides。Thank you to Alex Michaelides， NetGalley， and Orion Publishing Group for this copy。 。。。more
April
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Thanks to Celadon Books for my free copy in exchange for my honest review！I loved The Silent Patient and was so shocked by the twist， so I have been highly anticipating his newest book that releases June 15th！ I enjoyed this book but had some mixed feelings about it！ I absolutely loved the setting Cambridge and all the greek mythology that was intertwined into this story！ I am usually not a huge mythology person but it just worked so well in this story！ This story was so atmospheric and I did en Thanks to Celadon Books for my free copy in exchange for my honest review！I loved The Silent Patient and was so shocked by the twist， so I have been highly anticipating his newest book that releases June 15th！ I enjoyed this book but had some mixed feelings about it！ I absolutely loved the setting Cambridge and all the greek mythology that was intertwined into this story！ I am usually not a huge mythology person but it just worked so well in this story！ This story was so atmospheric and I did enjoy all of the suspense！ But I think it fell a bit short with the mystery and I think there were too many suspects。 I was surprised in the end， but the ending also felt a bit over the top and very unbelievable。 If you liked The Silent Patient I think you would enjoy this one and it was fun to see some of the overlap in characters from that story！ Overall I am glad I read this one and think it is going to be a very popular summer read！ 。。。more
Neshia Crane
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Review coming soon。
Nat Eveleigh
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Thank you to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book。The story centres around Mariana， who is a therapist， who has suffered her own personal heartbreak， when losing her husband， Sebastian。 She focuses on group therapy， which she finds works well。 She has an orphaned niece， Zoe， who she is very close to。 Zoe attends Cambridge， and one day she calls Mariana in a terrible state as one of her friends， Tara， has been murdered。 She asks Mariana to go there， and Mariana does， when the Thank you to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book。The story centres around Mariana， who is a therapist， who has suffered her own personal heartbreak， when losing her husband， Sebastian。 She focuses on group therapy， which she finds works well。 She has an orphaned niece， Zoe， who she is very close to。 Zoe attends Cambridge， and one day she calls Mariana in a terrible state as one of her friends， Tara， has been murdered。 She asks Mariana to go there， and Mariana does， when there， Mariana starts to try and work out what’s happening herself， especially when she understands that one of the professors there， Edward Fosca， has a group of women students who he feels are elite， and he calls them The Maidens。 The Maidens come across as thinking they are above everyone else because they come from very privileged back grounds。 Mariana feels she knows exactly what has happened， especially when another dead female turns up。 But Mariana doesn’t know the half of it。I read this authors first book， and aside from all the hype， I wasn’t a massive fan。 This book was much better， and I really didn’t guess who was the murderer until close to the end。 I also enjoyed the cross over from the previous book， and the mentions of the characters from that book， as it gave the story a much more authentic feel。 I like the characters， and especially how creepy and horrible Edaward Fosca was， I loved to hate him。 I liked Mariana， she was flawed and vulnerable， but also parts of her character where unnaturally naive for her age。 The writing flowed nicely， and had a huge Greek element to it， which isn’t usually my cup of tea， but worked perfectly for this book。 Overall， I’d highly recommend。 。。。more
Iciar Piera
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Adictiva。 Su primer libro lo devore y este no se queda a la zaga。 Una lectura amena， con ritmo， bien escrita。 Para disfrutar。
Phuong Ngng
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3。5I had no problem with it being a slow burn， in fact I really liked how it built up this suspense slowly， deliciously。Too many loopholes and unnecessary red herrings - I had expectations and the ending left me meh。。。
Lauren
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First off， I am a huge The Silent Patient fan， I literally yell from the rooftops about this book。 So when I heard about The Maidens I knew I absolutely needed a copy of this Book， and preordered a copy！ I was also really lucky to have been sent an early review copy！The Maidens is a dark academia thriller， mixed in with themes of Greek tragedy。I loved trying to guess all the way through what was happening， I guessed a few of the twists， but the ending had me shocked！ I couldn't put the book down First off， I am a huge The Silent Patient fan， I literally yell from the rooftops about this book。 So when I heard about The Maidens I knew I absolutely needed a copy of this Book， and preordered a copy！ I was also really lucky to have been sent an early review copy！The Maidens is a dark academia thriller， mixed in with themes of Greek tragedy。I loved trying to guess all the way through what was happening， I guessed a few of the twists， but the ending had me shocked！ I couldn't put the book down towards the end。 I devoured this book。The Maidens feels a lot different to The Silent Patient， the writing feels of a slower pace at the beginning， but by the end the pace quickens into a series of shocks and twists。 The story starts when Mariana， gets a call from her Niece at her University， to say her friend is missing， and a body has been found。 From there the mystery begins。。。Full review to come。 *Thank you to Orion Publishing for my gifted ARC in exchange for an honest review。* 。。。more
Evie
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In some ways， this was even more satisfying and compelling than The Silent Patient。 The Maidens has more substance， is more meaty， and explores the psychological aspect more in depth。 Just like Alex’s previous book， it contains that signature double twist moment that catches you completely off guard and makes you look back at previous chapter and re-examine what you thought you knew about the killer。 There are so many red herrings scattered throughout， it is nearly impossible to see through the In some ways， this was even more satisfying and compelling than The Silent Patient。 The Maidens has more substance， is more meaty， and explores the psychological aspect more in depth。 Just like Alex’s previous book， it contains that signature double twist moment that catches you completely off guard and makes you look back at previous chapter and re-examine what you thought you knew about the killer。 There are so many red herrings scattered throughout， it is nearly impossible to see through the deceptions。 All in all， this was perfectly entertaining and captivating。 And aside from the clever murder mystery， I also really enjoyed the look at the origins of a serial killer。 。。。more
Meghan （booksbevsnfun）
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I enjoyed the overall story and the mystery/thriller behind it。 However， it was a little too technical for me with the Greek mythology/history and there were still some loose ends for me， especially with Fred。 I liked how it referenced The Silent Patient and gave a little insight into how that therapist got to be there。 Another twisty thriller with an end I did not see coming。
Bri Childs
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3。5 stars for this dark suspense with a shocking twist but disjointed storytelling。 I enjoyed The Silent Patient， the author’s first book， and I sure do love a mind bending twist， but I was disappointed with this new thriller。 SYNOPSISMariana is a group therapist mourning her husband’s recent death until a murder at her niece’s elite college brings her there to comfort Zoe， who is almost like a daughter to her。 She finds herself investigating on her own and lands right in the middle of a Greek m 3。5 stars for this dark suspense with a shocking twist but disjointed storytelling。 I enjoyed The Silent Patient， the author’s first book， and I sure do love a mind bending twist， but I was disappointed with this new thriller。 SYNOPSISMariana is a group therapist mourning her husband’s recent death until a murder at her niece’s elite college brings her there to comfort Zoe， who is almost like a daughter to her。 She finds herself investigating on her own and lands right in the middle of a Greek mythology-based killing spree。 THOUGHTSI had a lot of trouble with this book。 It was a pretty entertaining and very fast read， but compared to the author’s previous book， the writing was very clunky and a bit dramatic。 There seemed to be some characters thrown in quickly and then left to fizzle out for the sake of possibly presenting multiple suspects？ It felt a bit unrealistic at times （not that I need my thrillers to be realistic！） - the relationships and situations were strange and didn’t feel fully fleshed out。 There are some fun nods to The Silent Patient and definitely a WTF moment at the end， but the writing itself may throw you for a loop。 Thank you to NetGalley and Celadon Books for the advanced e-copy！ 。。。more
Anjali （bookstersisters）
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If you are a fan of Dark Academia， this book is definitely something you should try。 Mariana is a group therapist who has recently suffered a great loss。 She’s still recovering from it when her niece Zoe calls her from university begging for her help after her friend and roommate disappears and is later found murdered。 Mariana discovers a group called The Maidens headed by Professor Tosca of which the missing girl was a part and something about the group dynamics pulls her into the case and rais If you are a fan of Dark Academia， this book is definitely something you should try。 Mariana is a group therapist who has recently suffered a great loss。 She’s still recovering from it when her niece Zoe calls her from university begging for her help after her friend and roommate disappears and is later found murdered。 Mariana discovers a group called The Maidens headed by Professor Tosca of which the missing girl was a part and something about the group dynamics pulls her into the case and raises her hackles。 We follow Mariana with her minimal sleuthing skills， trying to figure out the killer before too many lives are lost。 The setting of the story and Mariana’s inner turmoil both manage to give this book a very eerie， grim and sometimes melancholy atmosphere which works greatly for the story。 It’s very slow paced and not a quick action packed thriller but the book did keep me guessing till the very end。 I couldn’t find myself sympathising with any of the characters。 They were all some kind of unlikeable but plot managed to keep me hooked。 It gave me serious Secret History vibes。 Secret History is a book I didn’t enjoy much because of the lack of mystery， it was more about the group dynamics but The Maidens manages to combine the mystery and the group dynamics in a much more satisfying manner。 The ending was completely unexpected。 I couldn’t have guessed it and it left me completely creeped out。 Even after the killer is revealed in the climax， the book has an open ending and as someone who loves it， it made the book all the more interesting。The narration was brilliant and the male narrator for the killer made the listening all the more sinister。 Would definitely recommend the audiobook。 I would recommend this one for all DA fans especially for those who loved Secret History。 。。。more
Chasity
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I loved the plot and theme of this book。 The setting immediately drew me in and I adore everything about Greek mythology and Greek tragedy so having that play a part in this psychological thriller really was so intriguing to me。 While i thoroughly enjoyed this book， I have mixed feelings about the ending。 I'm still letting it settle with me to see how I truly feel after the big reveal。 Michaelides has earned a big fan in me however。 I loved the plot and theme of this book。 The setting immediately drew me in and I adore everything about Greek mythology and Greek tragedy so having that play a part in this psychological thriller really was so intriguing to me。 While i thoroughly enjoyed this book， I have mixed feelings about the ending。 I'm still letting it settle with me to see how I truly feel after the big reveal。 Michaelides has earned a big fan in me however。 。。。more
Mary
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The Maidens hooked me and kept me enthralled for the entire reading。 Mariana is a psychologist who is still reeling from the death of her husband， when her niece Zoe （ whom she has raised from childhood） telephones from Cambridge to say her best friend has been murdered。 Mariana is sure that Professor Tosca （ you know， the handsome， charming teacher all the girls have crushes on）， is responsible and decides to solve the case。 She has no sleuthing credentials however， so as you can imagine， her d The Maidens hooked me and kept me enthralled for the entire reading。 Mariana is a psychologist who is still reeling from the death of her husband， when her niece Zoe （ whom she has raised from childhood） telephones from Cambridge to say her best friend has been murdered。 Mariana is sure that Professor Tosca （ you know， the handsome， charming teacher all the girls have crushes on）， is responsible and decides to solve the case。 She has no sleuthing credentials however， so as you can imagine， her decision is fraught with red herrings。Highly recommended for a quick beach read。#Netgalley # TheMaidens 。。。more
Tiffany www。instagram。com/tiffs_bookshelf
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THE MAIDENS By Alex Michaelides Suspense thriller 352 pages。In Alex Michaelides new novel a string of murders draw Mariana to her nieces college。 Mariana meets a professor who has a weird following of female students who call themselves the Maidens。 One by one the members of this club start getting killed and Mariana feels compelled to help solve these murders to help save her niece from the same fate。Wow I totally had this killer all wrong！！！！！！！ I had suspicions but hadn't pinpointed it down t THE MAIDENS By Alex Michaelides Suspense thriller 352 pages。In Alex Michaelides new novel a string of murders draw Mariana to her nieces college。 Mariana meets a professor who has a weird following of female students who call themselves the Maidens。 One by one the members of this club start getting killed and Mariana feels compelled to help solve these murders to help save her niece from the same fate。Wow I totally had this killer all wrong！！！！！！！ I had suspicions but hadn't pinpointed it down to the killer it turned out to be Alex Michaelides is definitely becoming an amazing thriller author！！！！！ I am definitely a fan for life of his twisty suspenseful books。 I highly recommend this book 。。。more
Allison Van Rhee
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wow I hated this book。 I'm so upset because I loved The Silent Patient and had such high hopes for The Maidens but it was a huge let down。 How can a book about murder and secret societies be so boring？ First off， the "secret society" was barely even a plot point。 It was not as integral to the plot as the synopsis， and title！！！， led me to believe。 At 60% into the audiobook I was wondering when the real dark academia shit was going to start and unfortunately it never did :（ The thing I hated the m wow I hated this book。 I'm so upset because I loved The Silent Patient and had such high hopes for The Maidens but it was a huge let down。 How can a book about murder and secret societies be so boring？ First off， the "secret society" was barely even a plot point。 It was not as integral to the plot as the synopsis， and title！！！， led me to believe。 At 60% into the audiobook I was wondering when the real dark academia shit was going to start and unfortunately it never did :（ The thing I hated the most was the big reveal。 I will admit that I did not guess it， but I still hated it。 （view spoiler）[Using a predatory relationship with an adult man and a teenage girl as the "big reveal" felt cheap and dirty。 （hide spoiler）]I did like that Theo Faber， the main character from The Silent Patient， made a brief appearance and it made me want to read TSP again。Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free e-arc of the audiobook in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Natalie （readswithnatalieb）
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Not the best， not the worst， but one that’ll just be okay for me。 Part of me feels bad for how hyped this book was coming after The Silent Patient， because it was only an uphill battle in my opinion。 But like I’ve learned， we can’t be comparing books！ Although it’s the same author， each story is different。Except， there was some crossover （which of course I loved）。 But it also felt a bit forced。Content warnings: murder， betrayal， cheating， grooming of a teenager， rape。The book started like the fa Not the best， not the worst， but one that’ll just be okay for me。 Part of me feels bad for how hyped this book was coming after The Silent Patient， because it was only an uphill battle in my opinion。 But like I’ve learned， we can’t be comparing books！ Although it’s the same author， each story is different。Except， there was some crossover （which of course I loved）。 But it also felt a bit forced。Content warnings: murder， betrayal， cheating， grooming of a teenager， rape。The book started like the famous gif of Oprah: “YOU GET A CHARACTER AND YOU GET A CHARACTER AND YOU GET A CHARACTER！” It was like a big bowl of character jambalaya where we keep sprinkling more and more people in。 In a way， it was a bit of a turn off with how many people I had to keep track of。 Knowing Michaelides has a background in psychology， I was a little underwhelmed by how Mariana was written。 I felt like it didn’t do her profession much justice and didn’t compliment the premise of the story。Despite my feelings above， I loved the quick chapters， I loved how quick it was and overall， it was an easy and consumable read。 I definitely hope I don’t discourage anyone from reading it！ Because honestly I want to know your thoughts。 Big thank you to Celadon books for the ARC and Macmillan Audio for the ALC！ 。。。more
Michelle
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Thank you Netgalley and Macmillan audio for giving me an advanced review copy of this audiobook。This is now the second book I've enjoyed from this author。 In this story， we follow Mariana， as she is dragged into a mystery at her niece， Zoe's school。 A girl has been murdered， and Zoe tells her she thinks it's her friend Tara， who has been missing。 Mariana， a therapist， is determined to help investigate the crime。Mariana discovers that Tara was one of a group of young women called "the Maidens"， a Thank you Netgalley and Macmillan audio for giving me an advanced review copy of this audiobook。This is now the second book I've enjoyed from this author。 In this story， we follow Mariana， as she is dragged into a mystery at her niece， Zoe's school。 A girl has been murdered， and Zoe tells her she thinks it's her friend Tara， who has been missing。 Mariana， a therapist， is determined to help investigate the crime。Mariana discovers that Tara was one of a group of young women called "the Maidens"， a female-only group of favored students in professor Edward Fosca's class。 Edward Fosca teaches Ancient Greek。 Having just finished the Secret History before starting this， there were definitely some similarities。The Maidens instantly move to protect their teacher， providing Fosca with an alibi and telling Mariana nothing。 But Mariana is convinced， despite the lack of evidence， that Edward Fosca is responsible for Tara's death。 This is a bit of a slow start， but I really enjoyed how everything tied together， and it had a great ending。 There are 2 narrators， who I really enjoyed listening to， especially the male narrator who was just the right level of creepy。 There is a bit of a light-hearted element of romance that I enjoyed， and provided the levity needed in this otherwise tense and suspenseful story。4 stars。 。。。more
Regina
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Oooh！ I'm pretty good at figuring out the killer， but I was thrown into left field with this one！ And there were plenty of curveballs！ Loved the Silent Patient reference too！ That was slick！ 5 stars！ Oooh！ I'm pretty good at figuring out the killer， but I was thrown into left field with this one！ And there were plenty of curveballs！ Loved the Silent Patient reference too！ That was slick！ 5 stars！ 。。。more
Haley
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Thank you Macmillan Audio， Alex Michaelides and Netgalley for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook before publishing in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own， and nearly all of them are positive， I couldn’t put this down。I am going to give this 4。5 stars。 It takes a lot for me to be impressed with a thriller or mystery， as I often find them to be predictable and tried。 The tropes are nearly always the same， just rearranged。 I didn’t feel this way at all this time。Marianna Thank you Macmillan Audio， Alex Michaelides and Netgalley for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook before publishing in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own， and nearly all of them are positive， I couldn’t put this down。I am going to give this 4。5 stars。 It takes a lot for me to be impressed with a thriller or mystery， as I often find them to be predictable and tried。 The tropes are nearly always the same， just rearranged。 I didn’t feel this way at all this time。Marianna is a widow who’s husband died over a year ago during a beach vacation。 She and her husband had taken in their young niece as a child。 Today， Marianna is a group therapist who received her training at university in Cambridge。 Zoe is now attending university， and calls Marianna one day to tell her that her roommate， Tara， has been found dead recently。 Marianna rushes to Cambridge to support Zoe， and finds that there is something much more sinister happening there， and that Zoe and a group of friends she is on the periphery of seem to be involved in some way。Something I absolutely loved about this is that we have a suspect from the get go， and Marianna is intelligently and vigorously investigating this for reasons that make sense。 Her thought process is reasonable and understandable， and she is only cast as unreasonable when things have gone horribly wrong and profoundly confused her view on things。 Marianna is likable and easy to relate to and trust， as is Zoe。I definitely noticed threads throughout that I could sense were connected， but couldn’t quite compute yet。 I enjoyed this because Marianna was often picking up on the same things。 When the twist comes at the end， the threads absolutely add up， but are nothing like what I had guessed was going on。 It was totally captivating and enjoyable， and it kept me on the edge of my seat trying to figure it all out。 I don’t have very many qualms with this at all。 All I would say is that Marianna is cast as unreliable a bit too early by law enforcement， for reasons that aren’t outlined。 It also seems a bit nonsensical to me that she takes so long to share the postcards。 I also would have appreciated a bit more development that would make the twist at the end seem like it makes sense specifically for the person whom the twist is related to。 How surprising it is is mostly enjoyable， but I don’t look back on the characterization of this person and think “I didn’t see it before， but I actually totally do now” despite the threads and foreshadowing that pull together the plot。Ultimately， these qualms are incredibly minor。 I liked this Author’s debut， But I did not love it。 This was a big improvement for me， and the best thriller I’ve read in a LONG while！ 。。。more
Charlie Morris
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If you haven’t read The Silent Patient yet， then I don’t know where you’ve been hiding。 It was a book known for its shocking ending， and The Maidens is sure to be remembered for exactly the same reason。 I have no doubt whatsoever that this is going to be a very popular book this year！Sophisticated and expertly plotted， The Maidens is a wholly engrossing and twisty mystery thriller。 With short paragraphs， this is a book that you’ll find impossible to put down。I love how Michaelides weaves Greek m If you haven’t read The Silent Patient yet， then I don’t know where you’ve been hiding。 It was a book known for its shocking ending， and The Maidens is sure to be remembered for exactly the same reason。 I have no doubt whatsoever that this is going to be a very popular book this year！Sophisticated and expertly plotted， The Maidens is a wholly engrossing and twisty mystery thriller。 With short paragraphs， this is a book that you’ll find impossible to put down。I love how Michaelides weaves Greek mythology into the plot which added a whole other level of enjoyment to this for me。 I’m a big fan of Greek mythology already so I found the concept of The Maidens and the use of literature fascinating。Set in the beautiful city of Cambridge， the landmarks are described well and I could really picture Mariana lurking down darkened streets lined by Gothic architecture。 The history feels so atmospheric and the whodunnit plot is filled with red herrings to keep you under a cloak of mystery。If you have read The Silent Patient， there’s a great nod to one of the characters which I absolutely loved。 It fits into the story really well， and it won’t spoil anything if you haven’t read it。 I don’t think the subplot quite fits into the story， however， so there are a few things that I wanted to be more concise。 But overall， I really enjoyed this one。I didn’t see the ending coming at all and had such fun trying to figure this one out。 I have a feeling it might split readers， but I don’t think you’ll be disappointed by the journey there。 。。。more
Carmela
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Thank you Netgalley， Celadon Books and Alex Michaelides。This novel from the very beginning kept my interested， I loved the short chapters。 Some of the chapters appeared to be the point of view of the killer。Mariana， group therapist received a frantic call from her niece and ward advising Mariana her friend is missing。Mariana right away goes to Zoe to help her in her search。Now we start with Mariana past， how she met her husband， her relationship with her parents。 And。。。。。。。 the Maidens are intro Thank you Netgalley， Celadon Books and Alex Michaelides。This novel from the very beginning kept my interested， I loved the short chapters。 Some of the chapters appeared to be the point of view of the killer。Mariana， group therapist received a frantic call from her niece and ward advising Mariana her friend is missing。Mariana right away goes to Zoe to help her in her search。Now we start with Mariana past， how she met her husband， her relationship with her parents。 And。。。。。。。 the Maidens are introduced This novel has twists and turns I did not expect and the last few chapters leave you shocked。I really enjoyed this novel and recommend 4 stars 。。。more
Joanna
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After finishing The Maidens my immediate reaction was: 。。。。。。。what？？？？？？I found Mariana to be a bit of an unreliable character from time to time。 Her fixation and obsession， her judgement calls， what she prioritized。 Even her jitteriness and quick to anger/irritate personality。I feel like i had some suspicions on who was responsible for the deaths of the Maidens。 Along with the reasons leading up to the deaths。 There were other random pieces that didn’t make entire sense to me， but then they did After finishing The Maidens my immediate reaction was: 。。。。。。。what？？？？？？I found Mariana to be a bit of an unreliable character from time to time。 Her fixation and obsession， her judgement calls， what she prioritized。 Even her jitteriness and quick to anger/irritate personality。I feel like i had some suspicions on who was responsible for the deaths of the Maidens。 Along with the reasons leading up to the deaths。 There were other random pieces that didn’t make entire sense to me， but then they did。And there’s even a reference to The Silent Patient。 The literal mention of and interaction with characters。 Entirely spooky and ominous to see how certain events lead to others。 If you read The Maidens first and follow it with The Silent Patient you’ll find it to be。。。。chronological。 But that ending？ I DON’T UNDERSTAND。 Is it a hint at a sequel？ His next book connecting to this one in the way The Maidens did to The Silent Patient？ I was too intrigued to not keep reading until i finished it and all questions were answered。Thank you Celadon for this free review copy！！ 💚 。。。more
Varsha Ravi （between。bookends）
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The Maidens was a compelling listen mainly due to the excellent narration by Louise Brealey。 It is a dark-academia crime novel with strong influences of greek tragedy and myth。 There are echoes of The Secret History primarily in its university setting， a small elite， over-privileged group of students under the tutelage of a mysterious and charming professor， with plenty of cult-like vibes。 However， this is much more a crime thriller than a literary slow burn novel and I was fully aware of that g The Maidens was a compelling listen mainly due to the excellent narration by Louise Brealey。 It is a dark-academia crime novel with strong influences of greek tragedy and myth。 There are echoes of The Secret History primarily in its university setting， a small elite， over-privileged group of students under the tutelage of a mysterious and charming professor， with plenty of cult-like vibes。 However， this is much more a crime thriller than a literary slow burn novel and I was fully aware of that going in。 Listening to crime thrillers on audio might be a new kind of escapism that I’m enjoying at the minute。The plot of The Maidens is hyperbolic and ridiculous at times。 Our main protagonist Marianna， plagued by tragedies and deaths of close family members heads to Cambridge to support her sole close family member， her niece Zoey when a violent murder occurs in campus。 Professionally， Marianne is a group psychotherapist and she involves herself in unofficially investigating this crime。 It seemed a little ridiculous that the police’s role in this high-profile crime seems almost perfunctory and hardly there， whilst our protagonist with no real connection or authority finds herself knee-deep in investigations。 But if you overlook that slightly absurd setup， it is an engaging listen particularly elevated by the audiobook。I did end up walking for longer or making up chores at home just to continue listening。 By the last few pages， I did manage to see the twist coming which didn’t necessarily reduce the enjoyment。 But I do remember thinking， that it would be pretty far-fetched if it headed in that particular direction and it did。 Perhaps that’s the whole point of thrillers in that it's meant to shock the reader at the risk of almost being unrealistic。 But yea， nonetheless I would recommend the audiobook if you’re looking for one that would completely pull you in。 Provided， you’re willing to turn a blind eye to some of the unrealistic arcs it takes。 。。。more
Teri
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This is the second book that I have read by the author。 This being a mystery， it is also， a who done it。 Are usually don’t spend much effort to figure out who done it as I just enjoy the ride。 Not to spoil the ending but I would say I did not see it coming。 Well paced novel。 Not exactly groundbreaking but enjoyable。 Thanks to NetGalley for a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for my honest review。
Em
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listen， it's not that i think alex michaelides is untalented， that's not the case， the guy's premises are great， there's just always another story element that isn't advertised that takes up way more of the book than i expected， and so far， it's kind of the same story element？ the protagonist's troubled relationship monopolizes both the maidens and the silent patient and i wish i knew it before reading both of them。 the maidens is less secret society than it is about grief and memory and loss。 i listen， it's not that i think alex michaelides is untalented， that's not the case， the guy's premises are great， there's just always another story element that isn't advertised that takes up way more of the book than i expected， and so far， it's kind of the same story element？ the protagonist's troubled relationship monopolizes both the maidens and the silent patient and i wish i knew it before reading both of them。 the maidens is less secret society than it is about grief and memory and loss。 i do love when authors intersect their work， having a continuous story world to play around in， and certainly i had the most fun when mariana's story brushed up against the silent patient。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Las doncellas
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Las doncellas&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Las doncellas&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0