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A review by elle_mentbooks
Pretty Revenge by Emily Liebert
2.0
This one was okay. It's basically a revenge fantasy. There's plenty that pushes the boundary of believability, including a main character moving to Manhattan on a whim, randomly emailing a stranger for a highly coveted job (& getting it) and the ease of renting and moving about NYC with nearly zero planning. There's even a makeover that I'm sure would make a great movie montage scene set to an upbeat pop song.
The book is written from two perspectives, Kerrie and Jordana, who are ruthless narrators. They're both pretty--as the title demands. And they have this 'not like other girls' vibe that rubbed me the wrong way at times. I'm not sure who I was supposed to root for, if anyone, because I really didn't take to either.
None of the characters really talk like people do. Like I said, it reads like someone's fantasy. It reminded me of a Facebook post telling a story of something that totally, definitely happened and ended with "and then everyone clapped". So many of the characters felt like line item stereotypes: cheating asshole husband, check; materialistic, vapid women, check; rich hottie who's above all that stuff and really 'sees' our heroine...you get it. I also found the guy that we're supposed to like completely insufferable, so there's that.
It's just too predictable. I feel like the author could have played with our expectations and really surprised the audience, but ah well. It's not bad, but I won't remember I read it a month from now.
*Thanks to Gallery Books & Netgalley for an advance copy!
The book is written from two perspectives, Kerrie and Jordana, who are ruthless narrators. They're both pretty--as the title demands. And they have this 'not like other girls' vibe that rubbed me the wrong way at times. I'm not sure who I was supposed to root for, if anyone, because I really didn't take to either.
None of the characters really talk like people do. Like I said, it reads like someone's fantasy. It reminded me of a Facebook post telling a story of something that totally, definitely happened and ended with "and then everyone clapped". So many of the characters felt like line item stereotypes: cheating asshole husband, check; materialistic, vapid women, check; rich hottie who's above all that stuff and really 'sees' our heroine...you get it. I also found the guy that we're supposed to like completely insufferable, so there's that.
It's just too predictable. I feel like the author could have played with our expectations and really surprised the audience, but ah well. It's not bad, but I won't remember I read it a month from now.
*Thanks to Gallery Books & Netgalley for an advance copy!