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aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Cursing, Bullying, Infidelity, Death, Classism, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Physical abuse, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Biphobia, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, and Trafficking
ksamaine95's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, Classism, Death, Sexual content, Slavery, Alcohol, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Murder
Minor: Biphobia and Trafficking
minimicropup's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
- An entrepreneur whose business is their motivation, but now that they have success they are wishing for a partner to share it with
- A grudge-holding, insecure, egotistical, likely psychopathic ‘frenemy’
- A temporarily but dramatically unhinged outcast
- A seemingly sweet, naïve newcomer
- A peace-keeping, people-pleasing parent
- Set in a rich suburb (I think near Atlanta, Georgia) mainly in the exclusive local salon and salon members’ homes and parties.
- Simple, potentially fun read that is best taken at face-value. Not meant for overthinking or realistic, deep reading moments, but does touch on some serious issues.
- The characters and their spouses were almost caricatures and just…a LOT. They start off as walking stereotypes ranging from asshole to insufferable to dense, but somehow, they started to grow on me as the story progressed.
- I had multiple “get to the point!” DNF moments on this one that I managed to fight off. It was just so long to me sometimes. Twists/reveals start off as small, scintillating relationship and frenemy drama and progress to more serious criminal enterprises. The trouble was that each reveal seemed so drawn out because we see almost every happening from all five POVs before we can progress to more of the story. I stuck with it because I was curious.
- I get overly frustrated by dialogue-driven existential crisis plots, but now that it has ended I kinda miss these characters (er, some of them). I'm also relieved to be rid of them!
- I appreciate how the author pulled off an OTT character drama that didn’t rely on the tropes typical to rich people/domestic thriller-dramas. There wasn’t a single “hold-back, if only you knew”, “it's impossible to be childfree-by-choice”, “my children are my entire reason for existing (and therefore whiny and insufferable)”, “suspense through conversation interruptions” trope in this story!
- Dialogue-driven narratives
- Rich people behaving badly
- OTT housewives reality show can’t-look-away energy
- Amateur frenemy crime-fighting suspense
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Outing
Minor: Biphobia
katiehasanxiety's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Biphobia, Murder, and Violence
forrestalexander's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Bullying, Murder, and Infidelity
Moderate: Trafficking and Sexual content
Minor: Biphobia, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
sderrig's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Child death, Classism, Cursing, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Slavery, Outing, Biphobia, Bullying, and Child abuse
_thelitlibrarian's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
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TW: Bullying, Death, Domestic Abuse, Biphobia, Body Shaming, Homophobia
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Oh, the drama! This reminded me of any given season of Real Housewives with a dash of murder, and I was here for it. We follow a group of women of Buckhead who are known for their wealth and viciousness. I loved the setup of this book, the chapters were so short that they kept me on the edge of my seat. Given the title of this book, we know there's been a murder, but we don't know right away who's been murdered, and even who is a suspect, we follow Jenny, a hairstylist, as she's being interviewed by the police on her relationship with the victim and the suspects.
I loved how realistic some points of the plot were, I think about all the times I go to my hairstylist and just end up spilling all of my juicy life details. This was a blast to read, some of the characters were so awful that at some points I was hoping that they had been the victim (as bad as that sounds), I'm not normally a fan of unrealistic plot points, but this was the perfect popcorn thriller that I needed! I will admit that at first, I had gotten a little confused with the multiple POVs and had a hard time tracking what character was who, and who was married to who, but after about the 20% mark I was all set on the different characters.
I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review, all thoughts and opinions are my own.
Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Biphobia, Homophobia, Death, and Body shaming
brokenbodybitch's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Classism, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Suicide, Trafficking, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Homophobia, and Sexual content