The Maidens - Worthy Second or Sophmore Slump?

After the massive commercial and critical success of his first book, Alex Michaelides could no longer write a good book, he would have to write a GREAT book. Thanks in huge part to the good will from The Silent Patient, The Maidens became a New York Times Instant Bestseller. But, was the second book worthy of the first? Or will the goodwill quickly run out? Follow the Author: Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexmichaelides Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alex.michaelides/ Good Reads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17621440.Alex_Michaelides 00:00 Intro 00:39 Background 00:49 Age Rating 00:56 Content Warning 01:27 Judge a Book by It's Cover 03:15 Discussion 53:17 General Thoughts 55:40 One Question for the Author 57:29 Rating 57:52 Read Again? 59:07 Outro Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ewm_bookclub ​TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/lunar_skulk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lunar_skulk