I was very pleasantly surprised by how much I ended up liking this book. It started out kinda iffy for me, but as the story went on I got more and more interested. I was constantly trying to put the puzzle pieces together and then I thought they came together well. I loved the multiple POVs.

I started reading this hoping it wasn’t a copy of The Maid by Nita Prose. But while I enjoyed that book, it had none of the non-stop page-turning thrills that this one does. Honestly, I read it all in one sitting and I couldn’t get enough of it. The author just has a way of drawing you in and immersing you in the story – I never once found my attention drifting. Sure, there are similarities to that other story, but I’m sure hotels are pretty much run the same way, so of course there will be similar characters and scheduled work activities these characters do that would be the same in any story about maids.

There’s so much that can’t be said about the book because of spoilers, so I’ll just say that June is the maid in question who works at a beautiful luxury hotel frequented by the wealthy and obnoxious. As a worker whose presence is typically overlooked, she sees and hears all sorts and doesn’t let any tidbit slip by. Part of it is curiosity, but it’s also for self-preservation. The guests aren’t the only ones with secrets, and June ensures that it stays that way. Or else.

June Calloway is a maid in a prestigious hotel. She is invisible to the guests, and just gets one with her work.
A regular guest in the hotel, Erica Kelly refuses to have anyone else clean her room.
June lives with a woman called Tess. Tess takes an interest in Erica Kelly, and then June finds out why.

This book kept me engrossed, wanting to find out how all the characters are connected. The plot is intricate and emotional.
The author certainly knows how to keep the reader's attention, and I would love to read more by Michelle Dunne.

Thanks to Storm Publishing for the opportunity to read this book.

Thank you to Netgalley and Storm publishing for providing me with a copy of this brilliant book.
I straighten the apron wrapped around my waist and swipe the key card in the guest room door. As I place the cleaning bucket by my feet, I see the woman lying unmoving on the plush carpet, her eyes frozen.
What a start, the maid June finding the woman they all hate dead in Cedarwood hotel for the rich.
The story is told in two pov, June's and a young girl called Mia. If you love Freida McFadden this book will blow you away, it's absolutely sensational and I'm grateful to Storm publishing for sending it to me as I wouldn't have caught this amazing read. No
The twists the storyline and the gripping tension are phenomenal. I read this book in one sitting and wow the end twist was worth it.
I loved how the author brought everything neatly together, how she kept me glued to the book and wanting to read more and more, honestly at times I think I forgot to breathe.
Dunne is a fantastic writer, her work is polished and there was a certain creepiness to the story that had me totally hooked.
I think Dunne will become one of my new go2 authors for psychological thriller books
Kerry Kennedy Author

Thanks to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for this Advanced Reader’s Copy of The Hotel Maid by Michelle Dunne due to be published August 23, 2024.
Each morning June arrived at the Cedarwood Manor hotel to clean rooms. She is mostly invisible, but some of the guests know her secrets. Will she be discovered?
The Hotel Maid is told from two different perspectives and two different families. It was a little confusing at first, but I could guess how it was all going to come together at the end and how everyone was related to which family. It was a quick read and very entertaining to see how the two stories conflicted and coincided.
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Had to stay up late and get to the end! At first I thought of The Maid but this is different and it's spooky and a true thriller. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. Four stars.