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BOOK INFO
Title: Her Pretty Face
Author: Robyn Harding
Publisher: Gallery/Scout Press
Publish Date: July 10, 2018
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Series: na
My Rating: 4/5
BOOK BLURB
Frances Metcalfe is struggling to stay afloat.
A stay-at-home mom whose troubled son is her full-time job, she had hoped that the day he got accepted into the elite Forrester Academy would be the day she started living her life. Overweight, insecure, and lonely, she is desperate to fit into the Forrester world. But after a disturbing incident at the school leads the other children and their families to ostracize the Metcalfes, she feels more alone than ever before.
Until she meets Kate Randolph.
Kate is everything Frances is not: beautiful, wealthy, powerful, and confident. And for some reason, she’s not interested in being friends with any of the other Forrester moms—only Frances. As the two bond over their disdain of the Forrester snobs and the fierce love they have for their sons, a startling secret threatens to tear them apart—one of these women is not who she seems. Her real name is Amber Kunik. And she’s a murderer.
MY REVIEW
Frances and Kate seem very different, but soon became friends. Their sons go to the same private school, and neither one quite fits in with the other parents. Frances is somewhat ostracized because of her son’s behavioral problems. Kate is confident and not all that interested in blending in with the other parents. As the women’s friendship grows, one learns of the other’s secret. A disturbing secret of a past murder.
Told with alternating timelines (past and present) and three alternating points of view (Frances, Daisy, and DJ). Frances is insecure, but wants to be liked. When she meets Kate, she is happy to finally have a friend. Daisy is Kate’s lonely teenage daughter. DJ is a young child. Frances and Daisy’s timelines are present day, and DJ’s story is in the past.
Her Pretty Face is great domestic drama. It is character driven, which makes for a somewhat slower-paced read. There is intrigue and suspense with the story as well, which makes for a compelling story.
Books by Robyn Harding:
- The Party
- Her Pretty Face
- The Arrangement
- The Swap
- The Perfect Family
- The Drowning Woman
- The Haters
Oooo, I had put this on my TBR, then kind of forgotten about it. Nice review and reminder about a book that I do want to read. Thanks for reminding me Darinda.
Hope you enjoy it, Carla!
I enjoyed this one, too, Darinda. You captured it so well💜
Thanks, Jonetta! 💜
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