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Keep Your Friends Close by Lucinda Berry

6 reviews

djcarter's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The ending fell flat for me, but overall this book was good and I enjoyed it! 
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misshrider's review

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There are a lot of characters, and it may be just where I am in life, but I was having a hard time keeping all the characters straight. I have heard so many good things about this author, and I didn’t want the first book I read of her’s to turn me away from all of them. 
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snapeygan's review

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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.
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triggs4780's review

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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

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cdace8's review

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emotional mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I enjoyed this book like I do most of her books! I was happy that this one was interesting and kept me guessing all the way through but didn't noleave me traumatized at the end like some of her others! 

Definitely recommend if you like complicated friend drama!
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astoriareader's review

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mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

SYNOPSIS:
  • Kiersten, Whitney, Jade, Brooke, Natasha, Taylor, & Colleen are all part of a boogie Mom’s Club in West Hollywood.
  • Kiersten drowns in the pool, while hosting a party for the Club. Was it an accidental drowning, or was this a murder?

MY THOUGHTS
  • Lucinda Berry is my girrrrrl & I love her books👏🏼
  • Multiple POVs + alternating timelines (past & presents)
  • Lots of twists & layers 
  • Fast paced & didn’t want to put it down
  • Some of it was a little unbelievable, but it didn’t bother me
  • Satisfying ending 
  • Although some of the characters weren’t likable, they were still well written
  • Only negative was the use of the phrase “omigod” constantly by all the characters
  • Love a neighborhood suspense/drama filled with secrets & twists 

TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Wealthy moms in neighborhood suspense. Well written & fast-paced. Finished in 2 days.

Thanks to Thomas & Mercer and Netgalley for this digital ARC in exchange for an honest review. It will be published on November 7, 2023.
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