I Enjoyed This More Then "The Silent Patient"

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I will have to admit, I was a little nervous about reading The Maidens by Alex Michaelides. I read The Silent Patient at the beginning of the year because there was so much hype on bookstagram, BookTube, BookTwt, and GoodReads, and I was just getting into reading more mysteries and thrillers so I figured it was a good option. I was so bored reading it that I had to switch to the audiobook, and even then I kept getting lost. So, obviously my hope were not very high going into The Maidens. I was honestly blown out of the waters with this one, however.

The storyline follows Mariana, a woman who just lost her husband and is now helping her niece Zoe navigate the grief of losing her best friend. Mariana is certain that Cambridge professor Edward Fosca is the murderer, but she doesn't know how to prove it.

I enjoyed the mystery of this whole book and the subtle tie-ins with Greek literature and history. And I was honestly surprised by the ending. It was not something that I was expecting to happen at all. I am excited to see what Michaelides writes next, and I will be picking up whatever it is!