Danger lurks within the polished halls of Cedarwood Manor. Jane, the hotel's efficient maid, keeps her secrets close, her past buried deep. But when a chilling discovery shatters the tranquillity, a cryptic note surfaces, threatening to expose her hidden truths.

The narrative unfolds through the alternating perspectives of Jane and Mia, weaving a tapestry of suspense as their lives intersect in unexpected ways. Though connections remain veiled at first, a web of intrigue tightens, drawing the reader deeper into the mystery.

While the plot may echo familiar themes, this well-paced thriller offers a captivating journey, riddled with clever twists and suspense. However, readers familiar with recent thrillers may find the premise less groundbreaking. Nevertheless, "Cedarwood Manor" delivers a satisfying and entertaining experience

Thank you to Netgallery and the publisher for this ARC. The publication date is the 23rd August! This was a thrilling, engrossing and literally impossible to put down book it hooked me from the very first page! I had so many questions about the character June and what would happen next for her!

It was a fast- paced read I’d highly recommend this book! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ stars!

This is definitely a slow burn & I found it a bit confusing at times. I liked how different the POVs were in past and presence & were from each other & was a good mystery. I do want to read the authors first book to compare. This is overall a clear read and perfect for thriller lovers. Thanks to netgalley & publisher for this arc.

Well I was not expecting that ! I sat down on my deck to take a break and cool off before starting my evening chores and the next thing I knew I was finished.

The Hotel Maid is a fast paced read with lots of characters and lots of mystery going on so this one will definitely keep you on yours toes and with a twisty ending that may shock you !

Told through multiple POV’s we find our main character June a housemaid at the luxury Cedarwood Manor where she is to remain unseen but she knows everyone’s secrets , and she also has secrets of her own .

Read this if you like :
Multiple POV
Crime
Unlikeable Characters
Fast paced reads
Murder
Luxury Hotel settings

Thank you NetGalley , Storm Publishing and Michelle Dunne for this fun edgy and twisty digital ARC!

Respectfully Another Read by Angie

Despite a lot of confusion on who was who because everyone kept changing names, Mia's identity was easily predictable. I didn't care for a single character. There were a lot of info dumps and tangents that did not move the plot. An interesting premuse, but it needs some work.

3* Decent if unexciting intro to this author.

This is well written but for a tale set in Ireland, it lacked everything authentically Irish. There were no accents, no Gaelic words, not even a single Gaelic name, and not a single Irish dish, despite the tale being set in a boutique Irish hotel.

As to the tale itself, it wasn't hard to figure out who Mia/June was. The violence in this, both in terms of the murder and from a person of authority, didn't gel with 2024 Anywhere. I couldn't really empathise with the characters, and at times, felt like Liz with her fillers and Malcolm with his delusions of it'll-happen-one-day grandeur, were, pun unintentional, just filler. Still, it was readable if not very palatable.

ARC courtesy of NetGalley and Storm Publishing, for my reading pleasure.

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"The Hotel Maid" started slowly and it was difficult to want to engage with the story. I liked how different the POVs were from each other and appreciated how it all came together in the the end. Recommended for mystery readers who love a slow burn story. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

Pub Date: Aug 23, 2024

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I really enjoyed this book! I couldn’t wait to see the connection between the two main characters Mia and June and I was speechless! I had to go back and read a couple of pages and think did this really just happen! It was a great thriller that I couldn’t put down! The silent maid June knows and sees everything, she keeps all the secrets even her own. Thank you NetGalley and the author for this arc!!

Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This is the best book I have read in a long time. So much so that I have bought all the author's books. It is exceptionally well written, with some spectacular twists, turns and surprises. A must-read.

The Hotel Maid, by Michelle Dunne is destined for the bestsellers list. This story had me so riveted that I stayed up all night to finish it, and now I'm sad it's over. Great thriller!

This story started off very slowly and never seemed to pick up any kind of speed. Added to that, several characters were changing their names throughout the book, and it became a bit confusing to keep track of who everyone actually was. The story being told from two points of view, in the past and the present, did make things a bit more interesting though and it was easy to figure out who Mia actually was. I liked the idea that the story was set in Ireland, but I wish the author had played up that idea a bit, with some more details of the country.
Thank you, NetGalley, for the chance to read this ARC.

This is a book that shows the consequences of the awful mother and baby units run by the Catholic Church until the 1980s, the effects on both the perpetrators and the victims. No one is who they say they are and everything leads to murder. This is a really dark book but needs to be read to see the damage that forced adoption can have on all the participants and it raises the question how could people, especially those acting in the name of God could do such things. This is well worth a read, if not an easy one.

Name of Book: The Hotel Maid
Author: Michelle Dunne
Publisher: Storm Publishing
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Pub Date: August 23, 2024
My Rating: 3.7 rounded up
Pages: 309

June Calloway, is a Maid at the Cedarwood Manor Hotel, She is a good maid and takes pride in her work. She is aware guests don’t know her as she is invisible to them. June is fine with keeping a low profile as she really does not want anyone to know her secrets.

However, when Erica Kelly a regular at the hotel and someone who only wants June to clean her room is found dead in her hotel bathroom and her little ten-year-old adopted daughter Mia goes missing from the hotel’s grounds. Additionally things turn bad for June. She gets a note that, someone knows who she is.

Story is story from the POV of Mia the little ten-year old girl who has learning disabilities and June the hotel maid.
The lives of these three females June Calloway, Mrs. Erica Kelly and Mia, centers around the Cedarwood Manor Hotel.
As a thriller fan my curiosity has been peaked. I was an important connection will be revealed.

As always I enjoyed reading the “A Letter from the Author’. Michelle Dunne tells us that the setting is always important in her writing. In this case she was inspired by her own hometown’s fabulous Fota House which became -Cedarwood Manor Hotel. The Fota House is filled with history and the grounds beautiful originally a private home of the Smith-Berry family. The contrast between the grand décor of the formal rooms and the servants wing was definitely gave a writer an inspiration. She does admit that the Fota House and Gardens is now stunning and a bit more welcoming and as you might suspect safer!

I am now looking forward to my next Michelle Dunne read.

Want to thank NetGalley and Storm Publishing for this early eGalley.
Publishing Release Date scheduled for August 23, 2024

This is a well paced thriller about Jane, who works as a maid at a hotel called Cedarwood Manor. She does her work efficiently and keeps her head down - because Jane has secrets she isn't interested in sharing.

But after a woman is found dead in the hotel and a child is missing, she may not have a choice in the matter. Because someone sends her a note indicating that they know about her past. But how is that possible? And what is Jane going to do about it now?

The story is told in alternating viewpoints between Jane and Mia. The connections between the various characters are not immediately evident, but connections there certainly are...

This book is best read by those who have not read some of the similar titles that have cropped up in recent years. But it is an entertaining and clever read, and will appeal to many thriller lovers, so it gets 3.5 stars.

I had a lot of fun reading this book! It's a dual POV thriller about a maid at a very fancy and rich hotel, contrasted with a 10-year-old girl abused by her family and kept inside their home. The book starts off a little slow but really picks up when Mia's POV is introduced. I really enjoyed the way the POVs were connected and it was fun to try to figure out how Mia and June's stories were related and what went with what.

The ending did go a little bit crazy but that added to the enjoyable chaos, and I feel that it was perfectly acceptable for a thriller. Highly recommend for anyone looking for a quick, thrilling, entertaining book to read! I may also go check out other thrillers by this author as I did like this one.

Thank you to NetGalley + Storm Publishing for this arc

The beginning of the book was very slow for me and I wasn’t too sure about it, but as the storyline went on, I found myself enjoying it more.

There’s so many twists and turns in this book, I liked how it all came together at the end and and the multiple POVs kept me entertained and I also liked figuring out who belonged to which family. Overall it was a quick read.

Thank you Michelle Dunne, & Storm Publishing & NetGalley for an e-ARC copy.

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The Hotel Maid was a quick read being told from 2 perspectives- a 10 year old girl named Mia and a hotel maid named June. The storyline was different than any other psychological thriller that I have read. It’s dark. Some triggers for this book are self harm, murder, grooming, the “R” word, child abuse, and sexual abuse. I zoomed through this book because I really wanted to see how it all tied together. I think that one character’s (MC’s flatmate) plot line was unnecessary and really just confused me for a bit. Also, the use of so many different fake names and identities as well as similar traumatic birth stories were a bit confusing. It was an intriguing read. I think I would have enjoyed the ending more if the MC had been likable in any way.
Thank you NetGalley and Storm Publishing for the ARC.

I absolutely LOVED this book, it kept me guessing 99% of the time. This was my first book by this author and I hope it becomes a sequel! I hope this book gets the hype it's deserved when it comes out!

June is an unassuming maid at an exclusive hotel. Nobody really notices her as she blends into the background but her work ethic is to be admired. Erica Kelly is a regular guest at the hotel, she also doesn't see June but still orders her around with regards to her room cleaning. Until June finds her dead in her room and then the story begins.
Sadly I found this a book of 2 halves, I enjoyed the beginning, June seemed very calming and enjoyed her job. She was very meticulous and as someone who hates cleaning could do with her In my life!! However during the middle of the book I found it started to get slightly tedious and repetitive. Having said that the storyline was original

This was a very difficult book to get through.
Although the premise is interesting and the plot itself was different and kinda cool, the writing style was too confusing for me. Right off the bat, you’re introduced to a bunch of characters. A few chapters in and I was already confused as to who was who. I had to stop reading and recall who A, B, C were. And more were introduced throughout so imagine that. I was not a fan of the multiple POVs told in past and present.
I truly disliked the writing style, it was messy and it just didn’t flow easily. The plot was complex but thought-out as all comes together, so if you enjoy dark thrillers with several characters and POVs, give it a try!