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A Girl Like Us
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Well, The Inheritance Games meets Succession (though not much like Saltburn, in my opinion, because I found the Sterlings greedy and ruthless but not as eccentric, bohemian, or creepy as the Cattons in Saltburn) with psychological thriller elements blended into several well-executed, smart twists that will burn your last standing gray cells!
I didn't expect to love this perfectly scheming, web-of-lies, twisty dysfunctional family saga, but I did! And I didn't expect to connect with the main character, Maya Miller, who is the gambler's thief daughter and an ex-reality show star who gained fame by being a menace and presumed gold digger. She seduces Colin Sterling, the most eligible bachelor, becomes his wife, gives him a baby girl, and finds herself in the center of Manhattan's socialite scene. Raised by a conman after being abandoned by her mother, and making ends meet by cleaning rich people's houses, she finally catches her golden ticket! Atta girl!
But her dreamy Manhattan life changes when they return from their honeymoon in Puerto Vallarta. They find out Colin’s cousin Arianna, the heiress of the family, has been murdered. As per family protocol, the entire clan must gather in lockdown at Silver House, the family’s ancestral estate in the English countryside, giving off gothic house vibes with secret tunnels, dusty corridors, and disturbing family portraits.
Initially, meeting the entire ruthless family is challenging for Maya, who already lost her first rodeo with Aunt Helen, who made her sign a prenup with well-assessed bullying. But meeting the monsters may be the easiest challenge she has to face! When the lawyer arrives to read the will, they find out Arianna left everything she had to Maya. She’s the new heiress! But how? She didn’t know Arianna existed until a few hours ago. Why would that problematic, infamous party girl, who spent a great deal of time in an asylum, raised under the shadow of a paranoid, control-freak father until she rebelled, leave everything to her?
We catch snippets of Arianna’s past life through her diary, helping us realize there are more sinister things going on around the Sterlings, who can go to any lengths to get what they desire.
Unfortunately, Maya has no alibi for her whereabouts during Arianna’s murder, which turns her into a prime suspect. If she comes clean about whom she met, she could lose everything she’s worked for, and the revelation may crack the last forming bonds of the Sterlings.
Maya must find her way to clear her name and find the murderer before becoming the next victim. She’s smart and resilient enough not to go down without a fight. Let the inheritance games begin.
Overall, this is a fascinating, riveting, twisty, unputdownable, and irresistible thriller that I highly enjoyed. Reading this book has put Anna Sophia McLoughlin on my radar, and I look forward to reading more of her works in the near future.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for sharing this riveting thriller’s digital reviewer copy with me in exchange for my honest thoughts.
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I didn't expect to love this perfectly scheming, web-of-lies, twisty dysfunctional family saga, but I did! And I didn't expect to connect with the main character, Maya Miller, who is the gambler's thief daughter and an ex-reality show star who gained fame by being a menace and presumed gold digger. She seduces Colin Sterling, the most eligible bachelor, becomes his wife, gives him a baby girl, and finds herself in the center of Manhattan's socialite scene. Raised by a conman after being abandoned by her mother, and making ends meet by cleaning rich people's houses, she finally catches her golden ticket! Atta girl!
But her dreamy Manhattan life changes when they return from their honeymoon in Puerto Vallarta. They find out Colin’s cousin Arianna, the heiress of the family, has been murdered. As per family protocol, the entire clan must gather in lockdown at Silver House, the family’s ancestral estate in the English countryside, giving off gothic house vibes with secret tunnels, dusty corridors, and disturbing family portraits.
Initially, meeting the entire ruthless family is challenging for Maya, who already lost her first rodeo with Aunt Helen, who made her sign a prenup with well-assessed bullying. But meeting the monsters may be the easiest challenge she has to face! When the lawyer arrives to read the will, they find out Arianna left everything she had to Maya. She’s the new heiress! But how? She didn’t know Arianna existed until a few hours ago. Why would that problematic, infamous party girl, who spent a great deal of time in an asylum, raised under the shadow of a paranoid, control-freak father until she rebelled, leave everything to her?
We catch snippets of Arianna’s past life through her diary, helping us realize there are more sinister things going on around the Sterlings, who can go to any lengths to get what they desire.
Unfortunately, Maya has no alibi for her whereabouts during Arianna’s murder, which turns her into a prime suspect. If she comes clean about whom she met, she could lose everything she’s worked for, and the revelation may crack the last forming bonds of the Sterlings.
Maya must find her way to clear her name and find the murderer before becoming the next victim. She’s smart and resilient enough not to go down without a fight. Let the inheritance games begin.
Overall, this is a fascinating, riveting, twisty, unputdownable, and irresistible thriller that I highly enjoyed. Reading this book has put Anna Sophia McLoughlin on my radar, and I look forward to reading more of her works in the near future.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for sharing this riveting thriller’s digital reviewer copy with me in exchange for my honest thoughts.
Follow me on medium.com to read my articles about books, movies, streaming series, astrology:
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July 18, 2024
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