Book Review: The Maid by Nita Prose

I want to start by thanking the good people Ballantine Books for sending me the ARC of this novel. It was great to dive into the novel and become enamored by the story Prose crafted amongst the pages.

Kidnapped

You sit there in the room. Your knees are against your chest and your forehead rests on the exposed flesh; long tendrils of golden wheat locks fall forward and just barely brush against the carpet flooring. The small bit of light that comes from the candle on the side table catches on your greasy roots. You haven’t taken a shower yet; I haven’t let you because things aren’t ready for your movement around the house. I haven’t finished the downstairs. Of course, I’d cursed myself for this; I’d been too eager to bring you home and to have you with me. That’s OK, though. You’re understanding. You don’t fault me for this mishap.

Narrative: Who Is The Voice of Your Story?

So, we’re back again, only this time around we’re setting the topic of styles to the side for the moment. You can only work on one thing for so long before you lose focus on it, right? Right. If you’re worried about not being able to write your story without knowing everything about your style of writing, let me put those fears to rest.

The World of Styles: A Starting Point

So, I’ve promised writing advice. Well, Bookoholic’s, I’ve come to deliver. Here is the very first bit of advice I’d like to give you all for your writing. Every author has it. Every author has struggled with it. And every author has found it. So now, let’s talk about yours.