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Pretty Things by Janelle Brown
4.0

A fun twisty read with lots of secrets and revelations. Definitely a page turner. Also definitely not a feel-good read. The characters are all unlikeable and hard to root for - the instagram influencer Vanessa, the con woman Nina, even Nina's mother, and especially Nina's boyfriend and partner Lachlan are all terrible in their own way. The final twist is drawn out quite a bit, but I personally enjoyed that as I'm often annoyed by thrillers that tell you the twist at the end and then ... end. I find the how and why just as interesting as the major incident.