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bookburdy's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
"Keep Your Friends Close" by Lucinda Berry is a good book for fans of messy rich people drama (which I am). The story revolves around an exclusive club of wealthy moms. During a party, one of the moms is found dead in a pool, and the investigation begins to uncover the culprit. The book delves into the messy lives of each character, given their wealth. This book took me by surprise! I was so engrossed in one of the storylines (Brooke's) that I didn't even try to figure out who the culprit was for most of the book. It may or may not be predictable, but personally, I found some unexpected twists that I enjoyed. Overall, I liked it, especially the twists. However, I had a couple of issues with the book. Firstly, the language used by the characters was a deliberate exaggeration of how one might mock a rich person's way of speaking. For example, they said "Omigosh" too many times and used "like" excessively. While I understand the intention, I felt it was a bit excessive and took me out of the story at times. Secondly, I found the book to be slightly too long. Some parts dragged on unnecessarily.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Addiction, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Kidnapping, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Sexual assault
snapeygan's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
As always, I hated the characters. Like, none of them would have been my friends in real life. That’s the annoying thing with a lot of thrillers that I read: I don’t like the characters. They’re all bad. Anyway, for the story part, it was great, as always. And the twistS at the end??? I felt like I was being attacked by them! Falling out of the sky they were! So, liked reading the book, but the fact that the characters weren’t lovable didn’t help.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Alcoholism, Addiction, Grief, Infidelity, and Murder
Moderate: Pregnancy, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Bullying, and Stalking
triggs4780's review
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Body horror
Moderate: Drug abuse, Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders
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