I cannot stop thinking about much this book disappointed me. In just a matter of hours I’ve taken my rating from a 3.5/4 to a 3 and now I’m settling on a 2.

After reading (and loving) The Silent Patient, I was hoping that this one would be another five star read.

Sadly it fell short. Believe it or not - a mystery/ thriller can have too many red herrings. Try five, and this is coming from someone who usually loves red herrings in a thriller.

I was disappointed with the lack of plot building around the college campus society, ‘The Maidens’ because I think that could’ve been a great turn of events within the plot. Specially with the Ancient Greek connection of ‘The Maidens’ with the main character Mariana. 

Overall: The Maidens was overhyped and underdelivered for me. Maybe check this one out from the library or find a copy in a LFL. Also seemed like an attempt to try to do what Donna Tartt did with The Secret History and that attempt failed. 

I do recommend picking it up for a quick vacation read and also recommend maybe trying to listen to Part 1 on audio like I did. Thanks Celadon and Libro.fm for the audiobook as an ALC.