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Pretty Things by Janelle Brown
4.0

I am pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed listening to this book on audio! It was more than a well-written mystery/suspense with interesting characters and a poignant plot; it was hauntingly relevant for today's image-obsessed, social media-addicted culture. There was a lot of thought-provoking material here that not only made me pause to consider how much I share online and with whom, but also... why? To what benefit? What versions of ourselves do we dress up or down online, and who are we behind the veil?

A favorite quote from the book: "Social media feeds the narcissistic monster that lives within us all."

I knocked a point because as far as suspense novels go, it was pretty predictable. I guessed the "big twist" in the first 10% of the book and there were no other shocks or reveals. Overall, a good read (or listen, rather), just hoped for a more "wow! I did not see that coming!" ending.