The Maidens

Having read The Silent Patient, my expectations for this one were pretty high. But with expectations also comes familiarity, and I found myself sleuthing around, paying close attention to nitty details making the twist quite obvious and underwhelming. It felt like the author was trying too hard to me. Also, the characters were quite stereotypical though I did enjoy reading the book. It had a nice pace with dark academia vibes that I seem to enjoy more as of late. I liked certain parallels drawn too, which made for an enjoyable read. Plus Theo from The Silent Patient makes an appearance giving the book a familiar world feel. I'd give this a 3.5.