The Maidens

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mariana may understand that sometimes teachers and students drink together in private rooms and that's a totally normal part of the education process, but she trusts zoe's instincts about fosca's guilt, and he's certainly not acting unshady. the only thing that really bothered me about this book, though, are the interactions between the MC and men. honestly, there are four separate male characters who throw themselves at her. but of course, she ‘doesnt know how beautiful she is (this is mentioned more than once - major eye roll),’ so she declines their advances and they either A) get very angry and offended by it, or B) they wont take no for an answer and consistently pester her. not to mention all of these interactions could be removed from the book with no consequence - i have no idea what purpose they serve. one time i could overlook, but multiple occurrences is just very poor characterisation and bad writing.

Because beneath the university’s ancient traditions and beauty is a web of secrets, jealousy and lies. And when the killer threatens the person she loves most, Mariana will give anything to stop them – even her own life… instead setting up businesses to help transport muchneeded goods—food and other essentials—to vulnerable Some parts of the final revelation is also well executed even though there are still so many questions in my head which are still not satisfyingly answered!A blend of psychological mystery and gothic thriller puts a psychotherapist in pursuit of a serial killer on the campus of Cambridge University.

Zoe is the one who insists and guilts Mariana into staying, saying that it’s what Sebastian would have done. Zoe is described as having emotional problems as a kid (due to her parents dying when she was young) and is described as having difficulty making friends. red and yellow. His brown eyes, partly disguised by his oldfashioned steel-rimmed glasses, brimmed with intelligenceMariana successfully inserts herself into the investigation, putting herself on a collision course with the undeniably charming, Professor Fosca. It was unseasonably warm that Monday evening. Even though it was early October, the Indian summer prevailed, like an obstinate party guest, refusing to heed the hints from the dying leaves on the trees that it might be time to go. The late-afternoon sun flooded into the front room, drenching it with a golden light, tinged with red. Before the session, Mariana drew the blinds, but left the sash windows open a few inches to let in some air.

I liked Mariana, who was dealing with her own grief behind the scenes. What I didn't like was the direction the book took in the later chapters. For one thing, I was fairly convinced early on that I had figured out the culprit, and I was right. But more than this, what came out as the reason behind everything was so baffling and out of left field that I was disappointed by it. I also just really dislike when a character who acted completely normal for the whole book suddenly pulls out a knife and turns "here's Johnny!" on us. The Prologue introduces Mariana, who is certain that a man named Edward Fosca has murdered two people. She is determined to find a way to prove it.oooh, goodreads choice awards finalist for best mystery & thriller 2021! WHAT WILL HAPPEN LET’S FIND OUT! Mariana tries to push her emotions aside, however, to focus on Zoe. Apparently, the dead body found the previous evening has been identified as Zoe's good friend. It is obvious the girl has been murdered. Michaelides has proven that he is no one-hit wonder and is well on his way to becoming one of the world’s most influential and well-read thriller writers." Mariana glanced at a group of students, presumably firstyears, intently studying the posters attached to railings that Also, if Sebastian is a gold-digger, why does he marry Mariana when he thinks she’s going to be disinherited? I’ve been informed via the comments that Zoe clarifies this when she tells Mariana that Sebastian only married her to be near Zoe! A big thank you to Megan for clearing this up for me! :)