Welcome to Litsy!

This gave me strong Samantha Downing vibes and I wouldn‘t have minded another 200 pages.

Book 3/5 for #MarvellousMarch

I can't deny it, this was a deliciously wicked popcorn read. I wanted something propulsive & page-turning & it delivered. The narrator Bea is utterly bitchy but is also depicted in a way that makes her a singularly likeable unlikeable narrator. Moreover it's undeniably dark, raising questions about class, cishet alpha femininity (for lack of a better term) or toxic femininity, & abusive mothers. This darkness makes for an uncomfortable read.

3⭐
I wanted to like this more than I actually did because this felt like something I would love. Honestly, though, I had trouble connecting with the MC and the beginning felt like a super slow burn with a side of boring. But when the past and present timelines collide…things did pick up…and I was mostly there for it. But overall it was, admittedly, far-fetched.

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It was fun to follow the narrative of the “villain” in this book. Bea had an intriguing voice and the flashbacks provided insights that rounded out her character. I was ultimately underwhelmed, though - some things were predictable, there wasn‘t as much suspense as I had hoped for, and the ending fell a bit flat for me. 🎧

So this one turned out to be a fun, yet thrilling, read! Some of it was a bit predictable but it didn't make it any less engaging. There a few good twists and turns but I wasn't shocked 😲 by anything that happened. Needless to say, it's definitely a fun and foxy read. I didn't love the MC but I did like the closure and redemption aspects that popped up. Overall, solid ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Just got this new release to enjoy while I take a break from the deplorable American Psycho by BEE. I read The Shards and was eager to read some of his earlier works but it's a lot to take all at once so I'm breaking it up a bit with something fun, flirty, and fantastic! This is my favorite kind of guilty pleasure book and although I just started it, I'm intrigued. It's caught my attention and I can't wait to see what happens!
#newrelease

“A wicked debut novel.

Gone Girl meets Luckiest Girl Alive in this page-turning debut novel about a young woman who‘s worked her way into one of the country‘s wealthiest families—armed with the skills she learned from her con artist mother.”

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