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title: "The Maidens: The Dark Academia Thriller from the author of TikTok sensation The Silent Patient"
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# The Maidens: The Dark Academia Thriller from the author of TikTok sensation The Silent Patient

**Brand:** alex michaelides
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- **What is this?** The Maidens: The Dark Academia Thriller from the author of TikTok sensation The Silent Patient by alex michaelides
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The Maidens: The Dark Academia Thriller from the author of TikTok sensation The Silent Patient

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Great Read, great plot and unpredictable. Alex Michaelides has done it again.
  

*by M***R on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 August 2021*

The setting is Cambridge, a picture postcard city, which houses one of the most sought after universities in the country. Its locations are idyllic with beautifully manicured gardens, open forecourts and buildings with historical spires and turrets abound. Charming until a young and beautiful female student is found murdered.There is no shortage of novels that draw their inspiration from Greek mythology and tragedies that were told hundreds of years ago, but Alex Michaelides makes it integral to the plot and expertly weaves Greek tragedy through the book and in the depiction of its characters.Mariana the main female protagonist in the book, is herself a tragic heroine. Mariana met her adoring husband in Cambridge but her life was turned upside down with the unexpected death of Sebastian in a freak swimming accident. Still coming to terms with the loss of her husband Mariana is dragged back to Cambridge to support her niece Zoe whose friend was murdered with no obvious motive or suspect. As she steps back into the Cambridge Mariana’s unease is heightened when she is faced with hushed conversations, whisperings and a reluctance from the students to talk about what the death of their friend. Even her own niece is hiding something. Mariana, now a Group Therapist is encouraged to subtlety help with the investigation, although reluctant at first, she does agree to stay in support of her niece. After all its just a few days !!!Mariana detects something sinister in the central male character, Edward Fosca, who is a handsome and charismatic professor, of Greek Methodology and Tragedy. Her dislike of Edward intensifies when his god like status becomes apparent with his cult following from a group of female students, known as the Maidens. The adoration is not shaken when Mariana places him as prime suspect and does nothing to hide her suspicions, if anything Mariana finds herself even more isolated, for having dared question the revered Professors reputation and high moral standing. Mariana also finds herself in trouble with the police for her apparent meddling and told to leave Cambridge. However, with the death of 2 more maidens and calling cards with quotes from Greek mythology, Marina decides to stay and solve the murders. In doing so Mariana starts to confront her own demons, feelings of vulnerability and uncertainty and starts to write her own chapters in her book called life.There is no shortage of drama and potential suspects, which just added to the suspense and kept us guessing until the end of the book. I love books where the ending is not obvious. I read the Silent Patient and can now say I am a fan of Alex Michaelides. This was a brilliant book for me, it had the crime, thriller with the backdrop of Greek mythology. Not wanting to show my age, I studied Greek methodology at school - it was a long time ago. I would highly recommend

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Great Read
  

*by M***E on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 August 2023*

I love the “vibes” of this book, it was a cosy thriller that I was invested in from the first chapter. The twists in this were great and the characters were very interesting. I don’t think it was the most groundbreaking book I’ve ever read and the main character certainly acted in some questionable ways; the characters weren’t hugely developed and it definitely felt like certain characteristics/plot drivers were a bit of an afterthought, but I was happy to go along for the ride. This book is dark academia in the literal sense that it’s dark and twisted whilst set in a university but the darkness of the plot isn’t fuelled by academia itself. I would say this is more of a mystery/thriller with an academic setting but in that respect, this book definitely delivered.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Mediocre
  

*by M***Y on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 June 2024*

I have not read The English Patient, so I have no comparison to make. I found the author’s style very pleasant, he writes well, and I liked the academia environment, but the story itself did not “grab me”, I found the main character quite unconvincing as a therapist.I might read The English Patient, as everyone seems to think that it is so much better.

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