Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
Published: September 29, 2015
Sisters. Strangers. Survivors.
More than twenty years ago, Claire and Lydia’s teenaged sister Julia vanished without a trace. The two women have not spoken since, and now their lives could not be more different. Claire is the glamorous trophy wife of an Atlanta millionaire. Lydia, a single mother, dates an ex-con and struggles to make ends meet. But neither has recovered from the horror and heartbreak of their shared loss—a devastating wound that’s cruelly ripped open when Claire’s husband is killed.
The disappearance of a teenage girl and the murder of a middle-aged man, almost a quarter-century apart: what could connect them? Forming a wary truce, the surviving sisters look to the past to find the truth, unearthing the secrets that destroyed their family all those years ago . . . and uncovering the possibility of redemption, and revenge, where they least expect it.
Happy New Year everyone! I hope everyone had a wonderful few weeks into 2018, and have decided on their Goodreads reading goals (mine is 50 books for 2018) and are well on your way to reaching that goal. I for some reason decided to try and start my year with….a suspense/thriller, which is a bit interesting.
I have to say this book kind of fell flat for me but somehow kept me entertained. I HATED mostly everyone except Lydia. I found Claire to be obnoxious, and I kind of knew what was going to be happening as I kept reading. I just couldn’t get invested into the story because my dislike for Claire. Also, I found that a lot of the scenes were a bit unnerving. Like some seriously graphic scenes that made me feel a bit uncomfortable.
I somehow found myself continuing reading though. It was a really weird reading experience to be honest. If you’re okay with some really graphic stuff, I’d say this is a good thriller for you, but I guess it wasn’t for me.
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