A review by yaaas_or_nahs_books
Pretty Revenge by Emily Liebert

3.0

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“If you wrong us, shall we not revenge?” ~William Shakespeare⁣
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In ℙ𝕣𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕪 ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕟𝕘𝕖 by Emily Liebert, two kickass women with checkered pasts reinvent themselves. Kerrie becomes Olivia to try to get revenge on Jordan, who is now living as Jordana, a high profile wedding planner in NYC. Olivia applies to be Jordana’s assistant with the sole intention of making Jordana pay for something terrible she did to her 18 years ago. ⁣
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𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠...I was so into this book for about 80% of it. I was loving the interaction between Olivia and Jordana! There’s something so satisfying about watching someone be completely deceived without a clue that it’s happening. If Jordan did something terrible to Kerrie when they were younger, she totally deserves whatever she gets right? Eye for an eye and all that jazz. When Olivia kicks her plan into full gear to start bringing Jordana down, I was Olivia’s #1 cheerleader 📣. I had my imaginary Pom Poms out and I was shaking them all about! Super pumped for that touchdown of sweet, juicy, no holds barred revenge. Then, faster than I could cheer “GO TEAM,” the story went out of bounds. I had to put my Pom Poms away and that just makes me sad. The story ended too abruptly. I didn’t feel satisfied. The ending left me thirsty, y’all! I like my revenge to the utmost level of juicy, please! 🥤 ⁣
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I will say that I really enjoyed Emily’s writing. It was a very quick read and flowed smoothly. My major issue is that Pretty Revenge is being called a thriller. I went in with a certain expectation, you know.. to be thrilled. In my opinion, this wasn’t a thriller at all. It was more like chick-lit with a little bit of a dark side. I didn’t feel any suspense or anxiety as I was reading and those are the feelings I crave from a thriller. ⁣
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Worth a read? yaaas. 🙌🏼⁣
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Do I feel thrilled? nahs. 👎🏼⁣
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Overall, if you’re looking for a fun and quick read, I would still recommend this one. Just go in knowing that this is NOT a thriller and you’ll probably enjoy it way more. Managing expectations is the key to happiness people! Remember that! 🤔⁣
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