1.9k reviews for:

Pretty Things

Janelle Brown

3.81 AVERAGE


2.5
samarita18's profile picture

samarita18's review

3.0
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Styl pisania autorki jest bardzo wyczuwalny i idealnie wpasowuje się w moje gusta. Każda z postaci jest bardzo dopracowana a intryga zawiła. Dwie perspektywy dodają tylko do całości. Wszystko też jest na czasie i może być dużą przestrogą o tym ile danych udostępniamy dla świata. Zakończenie bardzo satysfakcjonujące. Nie warto zadzierać z takimi kobietami!
Książka zasłużyła na tego bestsellera.
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
mmchampion's profile picture

mmchampion's review

4.0
dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I really enjoyed this. It was long, but it never felt like it dragged. There were also several predictable plot twists, but plot twist don’t have to be a surprise to enjoy them. I would rather have believable plot twists than unpredictable ones, and the character development and setting made this book believable and such a great read.

3.5 Stars

The story was good for the most part, but something fell flat for me. I can't put my finger on it but it just didn't grab me like I expected it to especially after reading how quickly it was snatched up for tv.

azp's review

4.0
challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This novel was crazy from start to finish, in a good way! When I first started this book, I wasn't sure it was going to be for me, but after giving it a chance I really enjoyed it.
This story focuses primarily on two women. Nina, a girl who grew up with a single mother who found creative and deceptive ways to continuously get by. And Vanessa, a rich girl who has family issues of her own and struggled to find her own identity outside her family name.
Nina was a very interesting character and was given depth throughout the book that brought her to life. Vanessa was utterly frustrating to read about, but then reading things from her point of view really changed my opinion of her character.
Nina and her partner Lachlan are planning a con on Vanessa and for Nina it's personal. She was connected to Vanessa's family when she was in high school and has a grudge against them. During flashback chapters we get to understand more of how our characters got to where they are now and what events shaped them in their paths.
The twists in this book kept getting better the more I read, and I was on the edge of my seat unable to read fast enough to find out what was going to happen! The ending was unexpected and pretty well thought out. I was hoping for more with the Epilogue, but it was able to leave readers with imagining what they thought might happen next.
Thank you Netgalley, Random House Publishing, and Janelle Brown for the chance to read this arc in exchange for an honest review

kastoomey's review

4.5
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No

While I wouldn’t necessarily call this your traditional thriller, I really enjoyed this one. I’d say it’s more of a psychological fiction with some scheming and cat and mouse going on. 

This is a long read/listen (16+ hours on audible) but the narrators were absolutely fantastic and the alternating POVs really kept me interested. 

There were a few unexpected (to me) twists, and I think it had a satisfying enough ending.