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Stone Cold Fox by Rachel Koller Croft

9 reviews

maggieparedesauthor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I don’t know why this book is. 3.67 on Goodreads, because it was SO GOOD! The author, Rachel Koller Croft, did a FABULOUS job of painting the characters in the most detailed way. In addition, the twists had my heart nearly leaping out of my chest with beats faster than a bullet train. I thought Rachel wrapped the story up nicely, also. If you’re a fan of the tv show Imposters, YOU MUST read this book!

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amanda_reads13's review against another edition

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tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Bea is a femme fatale who targets rich men just like her mother taught her. She's on track marry Colin, a man from a very rich and influential family. She's so close to achieving everything she wants, but Colin's best friend Gale could ruin everything.

This book immediately hooked me. It is so dramatic, over the top, and chaotic. There a few good twists in this book, some that I saw coming, but a few that caught me by surprise.

You shouldn't like Bea, she's not a good person. Yet, I found myself rooting for her throughout the book. She's literally telling you all the horrible things she has done in the past and what she plans to do in the future, but you want her to succeed. I like the way that it jumped between Bea's present and her past. I think seeing what she went through in her childhood and her messed up relationship with her mother, made me more empathetic towards her and helped me to understand the person she became.

She truly wanted to be different from her mother, but she knew no other way to do that than to scam and manipulate her way to the top.

The ending was a let down for me,

I was really hoping for some kind of showdown between her and her mother, but it was pretty lackluster. I get that the author is trying to put us in the headspace of Bea, on edge never knowing when her mother will strike in the future. But the ending is unsatisfactory for the reader. I wonder if it's being left open-ended for a sequel? A book from her sisters point of view about hunting down the mother could be interesting.

I really enjoyed the audio version of this book.

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ciwanski's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

The writing in this book was air tight. I felt like the plausibility of circumstances fell a little bit in the last chunk of the book, but crazy, manic women always need deniable plausibility, right?

Definitely a book with morally grey characters, and killer dialogue.

A favorite line of mine from the book goes, “The afternoon tea was in full swing with canapés and caviar and cunty behavior.” Like so true bestie.

Fans of Gone Girl and other “good for her” media should definitely pick this book up.

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katiejohns's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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karyan1's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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savvyrosereads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Rating: 4/5 stars

Bea is a con woman determined to marry New York’s most eligible bachelor, Collin Case, but her past may be about to catch up with her when she embarks on a game of cat and mouse with Collin’s best friend.

First things first: I don’t personally consider this one a thriller, or at least the kind of thriller you probably think of when you hear that term. It is, rather, a kind of almost-lit-fic-ish suspense, slotting in neatly with the rising trend in “con artist fiction” that’s sweeping through books and television right now.

That said, once I reset my expectations in order to appreciate Stone Cold Fox for what it is, I really enjoyed it. I’m a fan of an unlikable narrator, and Bea’s inner monologue was infuriating at times but also made me laugh. She’s not a great person, but she’s definitely an entertaining one. The plot kept me on my toes, and I found myself tearing through the book by the end, eager to see what would happen next. The ending may be a bit polarizing for some, and I’m still figuring out exactly how I felt about it—but I am VERY excited for the forthcoming tv adaptation, or the possibility of a sequel novel (or both!)

Once again, a fun pick for my book club that I’m excited to discuss this week!

Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: unlikable narrators; con artist lit; lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-famous

CW: References to sexual abuse (including of minors); murder/death; child abuse

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