Pretty Things by Janelle Brown (#25 in 2020)
Thank you to @bluntscissorsbookreviews for sharing your ARC with me! I saw Jennifer post about Pretty Things, we talked about how much she loved it, and then she offered to send me her copy to borrow! This, my friends, is why Bookstagram is such a wonderful place ❤️
Nina Ross is a self-proclaimed con-artist. She’s a liar and a cheat, but she does have some morals. She knows that she only does this to get by and to help her needy mother. While Nina may be ready to change herself and her lifestyle, she realizes she has one more job to do—a job that emotionally ties her present to her past.
Does anyone remember when celebrities were being robbed blind? I’m talking big time celebrities having expensive antiques, handbags, and jewelry stolen from their homes? It was a huge deal in the news (and on RHOBH). Well this book is definitely that, but the mystery isn’t a “whodunit” style; the mystery is more revolved around the process and the secrets that are revealed along the way.
Nina’s character was dynamic from the beginning to the end of the story. As a con-artist, Nina wears many different hats and is constantly morphing to suit the situation she finds herself in. As a reader, I found it hard to determine who the real Nina was, but I enjoyed that aspect all the same.
Who do I need to call to make this book into a movie? It had the perfect number of twists and turns. It also had enough context clues to help an avid reader unpack the mystery without giving too much away. There were a few surprises that I totally wasn’t expecting and some that I figured out early on, but I was so eager to keep reading to uncover the big picture. 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Now there was one thing I felt “meh” about, but it didn’t take away from how much I enjoyed this book:
I might be a weirdo, but am I the only one who doesn’t always want an epilogue? When it comes to a thriller, I feel like I prefer to end with the same suspense that was felt throughout rather than find out what happens after. I honestly could have read Pretty Things without the epilogue and been just as satisfied. How do you feel about epilogues?
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