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Description from the publisher for Pretty Things, by Janelle Brown:
“Two wildly different women—one a grifter, the other an heiress—are brought together by the scam of a lifetime in a page-turner from the New York Times bestselling author of Watch Me Disappear. This dazzling, twisty, mesmerizing novel showcases acclaimed author Janelle Brown at her best, as two brilliant, damaged women try to survive the greatest game of deceit and destruction they will ever play.”
*****
What happens when personal histories, family fortunes, and con artists collide? Add mystery and social commentary and you've got Pretty Things. It's a doozy.
Good lord! This book! It has been a long time since I stayed up way past my bedtime reading, and I did it more than once with this page-turner. I couldn't put it down. It came everywhere with me. Riveting, juicy, and fun. Every time I thought I knew where it was going, I was wrong. I am a sucker for a heist-y plot and social commentary, and this has it all. Mystery, intrigue, people doing crimes, and that thing were all the characters are so human, you relate to them and love them despite knowing they’re terrible (or are they?). And while a lot about this is maybe not necessarily suuuuper realistic, there was nothing that ever really took me out of the story and the moment. I devoured it whole. Mark my words, Pretty Things is going to be the hot book of the summer. If you have a vacation coming up or some free time, bookmark this one. And if you read it, I'd love to hear about it!
Thank you, NetGalley and Random House for the advance review copy!