Pretty Things by Janelle Brown

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Pretty Things by Janelle Brown

Author: Janelle Brown

Nina once bought into the idea that her fancy liberal arts degree would lead to a fulfilling career. When that dream crashed, she turned to stealing from rich kids in L.A. alongside her wily Irish boyfriend, Lachlan.

Nina learned from the best: Her mother was the original con artist, hustling to give her daughter a decent childhood despite their wayward life. But when her mom gets sick, Nina puts everything on the line to help her, even if it means running her most audacious, dangerous scam yet. Vanessa is a privileged young heiress who wanted to make her mark in the world.

Instead she becomes an Instagram influencer—traveling the globe, receiving free clothes and products, and posing for pictures in exotic locales. But behind the covetable façade is a life marked by tragedy. After a broken engagement, Vanessa retreats to her family’s sprawling mountain estate, Stonehaven: a mansion of dark secrets not just from Vanessa’s past, but from that of a lost and troubled girl named Nina. Nina’s, Vanessa’s, and Lachlan’s paths collide here, on the cold shores of Lake Tahoe, where their intertwined lives give way to a winter of aspiration and desire, duplicity and revenge.

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.

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It’s the type of book that takes a minute to set things up but once it gets going, you can’t stop reading it. At one point I was muttering “Mmm” every few minutes at the character interactions and the twists. The characters aren’t likeable but they’re not meant to be. This is the type of book where you love it so much because you can judge everyone and shake your head at their antics. Loved a few of twists. The author does a great job of planting them and using Instagram and other things to make this such a modern story. It makes me want to read more of her work pronto to see if her previous books are as fun as this one. Kellye                                                                                                     rated it: 5.0 from 5.0

I really enjoyed this suspenseful read and all the twists and turns! I’m usually pretty good at guessing what’s going on and about to happen but this one got me multiple times. Great writing and story and I highly recommend it. Marc                                                                                                      rated it: 5.0 from 5.0