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Simple Favor [movie Tie-In]
Simple Favor [movie Tie-In] | Darcey Bell
Soon to be a major motion picture from Lionsgate starring Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively and Henry Golding, and directed by Paul Feig"Riveting and brilliantly structured, A Simple Favor is an edge-of-your seat domestic thriller about a missing wife and mother that relies on a rotating cast of unreliable narrators to ingeniously examine the cost of competitive mom-friends, the toll of ordinary marital discontent and the fallacy of the picture-perfect, suburban family."--Kimberly McCreight, New York Times bestselling authorShe's your best friend.She knows all your secrets.That's why she's so dangerous.A single mother's life is turned upside down when her best friend vanishes in this chilling debut thriller in the vein of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train.It starts with a simple favor--an ordinary kindness mothers do for one another. When her best friend, Emily, asks Stephanie to pick up her son Nicky after school, she happily says yes. Nicky and her son, Miles, are classmates and best friends, and the five-year-olds love being together--just like she and Emily. A widow and stay-at-home mommy blogger living in woodsy suburban Connecticut, Stephanie was lonely until she met Emily, a sophisticated PR executive whose job in Manhattan demands so much of her time. But Emily doesn't come back. She doesn't answer calls or return texts. Stephanie knows something is terribly wrong--Emily would never leave Nicky, no matter what the police say. Terrified, she reaches out to her blog readers for help. She also reaches out to Emily's husband, the handsome, reticent Sean, offering emotional support. It's the least she can do for her best friend. Then, she and Sean receive shocking news. Emily is dead. The nightmare of her disappearance is over.Or is it? Because soon, Stephanie will begin to see that nothing--not friendship, love, or even an ordinary favor--is as simple as it seems. A Simple Favor is a remarkable tale of psychological suspense--a clever and twisting free-fall of a ride filled with betrayals and reversals, twists and turns, secrets and revelations, love and loyalty, murder and revenge. Darcey Bell masterfully ratchets up the tension in a taut, unsettling, and completely absorbing story that holds you in its grip until the final page.
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DebinHawaii
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#ThreeListThursday

Here‘s my #TLT 3!

1️⃣ The Princess Bride movie is perfection & never needs to be remade & it‘s much better than the book! 👑

2️⃣ I love Neil Gamin‘s Coraline, even better than the book is the audiobook & Dakota Fanning & Teri Hatcher make the stop-motion animated film another level of creepy good! 🖤

3️⃣ The tagged book was only so-so but add Anna Kendrick & Blake Lively & I can watch the film version over & over! 👯‍♀️

Susanita I agree about Princess Bride. What was charming in the movie was annoying in the book. 7mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 Thanks for sharing. 💚🩷💚 7mo
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Blueberry
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Klou Perfect! I've seen the movie adaptation of A Simple Favor and loved it, this is a great choice!! 1y
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ElizaMarie
Un pequeo favor | Darcey Bell
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Finished my #BookSpin Book today and now I‘m gonna enjoy the movie again :) #BookToScreen @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
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Blueberry
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Klou 👍❤️ 1y
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ElizaMarie
Un pequeo favor | Darcey Bell
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Playing some Disney Emoji Bliss while I listen to this one :)

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ElizaMarie
Un pequeo favor | Darcey Bell
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This is my #SpanishAudible pick for #BookSpin pick :) I read the English version a few years back and watched the movie (really enjoyed it so, this is a good re-visit to practice my Spanish comprehension). @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
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Bibliophile004
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Gone Girl meets suburban mom. Very twisted read, which made it harder to put down. Read it!

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Night_Reader
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3.5/5 🌟

I think I liked the ending of the movie better. There was closure unlike the book.

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LaraS
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Doing a watchlist was the hardest part cause mostly I just re-watch whatever I‘m in the mood for! 🎃 #scararhalon #teammonstermash @StayCurious

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AprilMae
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Since I am on quarantine till my procedure next week (got my covid test yesterday!) I got a nice little haul from the library to hunker down and read for my new years! Wishing you all a healthy and happy 2022 with lots of good books and time with loved ones❤

MemoirsForMe Take good care! Sending good vibes and well wishes! ❤️ 3y
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I did it! I finished my #DoubleSpin book with 3 hours left in November!

I didn‘t really enjoy the ending but the other 80% had me absolutely hooked.

I also forgot to mark a DNF on my board earlier so that‘s updated too.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Fantastic month!!! 3y
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Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

#JULYJOURNEYS
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

Today‘s Prompt: SIMPLICITY DAY

​A SIMPLE FAVOR is an excellent psychological thriller that kept me guessing and wondering what really was going on in the lives of the characters. ​

Have you read this book?

It definitely is NOT a SIMPLE favor.

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/seb7tdca

#darceybell

Alfoster The movie is good as well!❤️ 3y
SilversReviews @Alfoster I bet is is REALLY good. 3y
Alfoster Blake Lively, Anna Hendricks, Henry Golding…. 3y
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Eggs ⭐️📚🧡 3y
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Book 99

Alfoster Loved this movie!❤️😳 3y
tpixie I THINK I have seen this movie and then wanted to read the book… or if I just saw the movie existed. I know I haven‘t read the book because it‘s not marked on good reads LOL 😂 LOL apparently it‘s time for me to do both again or for the first time LOL (edited) 3y
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KelsiTaylor
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A different twist than the one in the movie, still a good shock factor. Sadly I think the movie was actually better than the book on this one.

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KimberlyJuracich
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I will say I liked the movie better but the book was good. Maybe I would have thought great if I hadn‘t seen the movie first.

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Rachel.Rencher
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Mehso-so

This is one of those cases where the movie was better. I can't say much else without spoiling it, but the book's plot twist wasn't nearly as exciting.

Anyway, Winston tuckered himself out playing with the ball and didn't mind me setting the book on him for a photo. Maybe I should start yet another Litsy, "BooksOnPets". (Kidding this time ?).

Rachel.Rencher BTW, this is a pocket edition. I realized that this photo makes Winston look giant. 😅 4y
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Nicki_K
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This wasn't exactly what I was expecting, but that's not necessarily a bad thing either. I love dark twisty thrillers with disturbed characters doing awful things. This book wasn't that but it was still an enjoyable read. I loved the dark humour of one of the female characters it was engaging. Two fairly new best friends, one asks the other for a favour and then she goes missing. It was fun, twisty, engaging, definitely worth reading. ⭐⭐⭐

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Rachel.Rencher
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He uses my chair as a chin rest when I read. 🤣 Can you spot his crooked little teefers?

Kappadeemom Aww sweet baby!! 4y
wanderinglynn So cute! ❤️🐶 4y
Karkar He so looks like he is smiling 🐾❤️🐾 4y
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Rachel.Rencher
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I switched books...again. My attention span is at an all time low. 😅

I loved the movie based on this book, so I'm hoping the book is just as good. Also, enjoy my Saturday aesthetic: llama cactus pajama pants covered in dog hair, while being stared at by the shedder in question.

tjwill It was a fun movie. I never read the book though. 4y
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KtCakes22
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I saw the movie and thought it was the weirdest thing ever. After reading the book, I can say that it's still really weird. It felt like I was reading a compilation of Bond villain monologues with a sprinkling of fictional blog posts tossed in. Having the story told from multiple perspectives was beneficial, but none were of characters I was rooting for.

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Hoping to read this during the quarantine. It‘s from my first book outlet haul of 2020.

cassareada I hope you enjoy it! My sister is currently reading it too. 5y
bumpinthenight @cassiopia I liked the movie, huge Blake Lively fan, but when I saw the movie I had no idea it was also a book so I‘m really looking forward to it. 5y
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candority
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Mehso-so

I was a little scared to read this considering how terrible the reviews are, but I didn‘t think it was that bad? Not a new favourite by any means, but not a bad way to spend a couple hours.

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I think I'm done for today.
Second day of #24B4Monday is almost finished and this is my progress so far. I've finished A Simple Favor and Clockwork Angel (I was halfway through this one) and I'm a third into The Mystery of the Blue Train.
I will try to read tomorrow as much as I can, but I doubt it I will get much reading done since I'm pretty busy tomorrow.
All in all I'm really happy with my time.

Andrew65 Great time 👏👏👏🙌 5y
BooksAndTea97 @Andrew65 yes thank you :) 5y
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AprilMae
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#two4tuesday @TheSpineView
1) Less as of right now. Yesterday was my 1st day of true social distancing because up until then I still had work. I did a lot of cleaning yesterday, so today should be pretty much devoted to reading I hope...
2) Anything that distracts me enough so I forget for a little while- paranormal books are my current go to

TheSpineView You can come clean at my house anytime! 🤣 Thanks for playing! 🤩 5y
AprilMae @TheSpineView after this is all over I may just have to go clean others houses to get out of my own 😂😂😂 5y
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AprilMae
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1) tagged book, a cozy kindle read and a audio book
2)Verity By: Colleen Hoover
3) Meeting my friends new pupper!!
#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

rachelsbrittain Aww how fun! 5y
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AprilMae
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1) tagged book, also several I'm working on for book clubs
2) Not now
3) Not at my new place, but at my parents- turkeys, chickens and guinea hens...I also have been adopted by their neighbors cats 😂😂😂
#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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AprilMae
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My mother used to say: Everyone has secrets.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

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mnjacques
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I was a little nervous to read this from reading all the mixed reviews. Even though Stephanie was a little annoying and extremely oblivious, I really enjoyed this read. I was sucked in from the very beginning.

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I_like_books_and_i_cannot_lie
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I finished A simple Favor this morning. I plan to watch the movie soon! What were your thoughts on the book?

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YaYa_Reads
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A “Gone Girl” basement bargain knockoff...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2524421915

Blueberry It had an unexpected ending. I liked it better than Gone Girl. 5y
YaYa_Reads I do actually think the ending was better for A Simple Favor. Unfortunately, that‘s only because I wanted Amy from Gone Girl to pay! 5y
Reagan I liked the ending but it felt like it took too long to get there. 5y
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Thanks to:

#REALLYRANDOMFEBRUARY
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@OriginalCyn620

Today‘s Prompt: FAVOR

A SIMPLE FAVOR is an excellent psychological thriller that kept me guessing and wondering what really was going on in the lives of the characters.

And...the FAVOR definitely wasn‘t simple. 😊 ​

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/rbbz6v6

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I can‘t wait to read this!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 5y
OriginalCyn620 I haven‘t read this but I saw the movie. I wonder if it stuck close to the book? 5y
SilversReviews @OriginalCyn620 I‘m not sure, but I bet it was a good movie. 5y
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TheEllieMo
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I must admit, I hadn‘t heard of either this book or the film of it until searching for something for this prompt. It employs the unreliable narrator technique and is told through multiple POVs. Sounds like a fairly run of the mill psychological thriller tbh. Anyone read it and recommend it?

#Favor #ReallyRandomFebruary
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@OriginalCyn620

SilversReviews Oh my....this was GOOD!! I‘m using it for my prompt too.. (edited) 5y
TrishB I started and bailed! 5y
OriginalCyn620 I haven‘t read the book but I did see the movie, which was really good! 5y
MallenNC I loved the movie! But haven‘t read the book. 5y
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Day 1 - #Favor #ReallyRandomFebruary
#ASimpleFavor #DarcyBell

A Simple Favor is the debut thriller novel by Darcey Bell. It was first published on March 21, 2017, by Harper. The novel centers on Stephanie, a mom blogger who seeks to uncover the truth behind her best friend Emily's sudden disappearance from their small town in Connecticut.

Also made into a movie in 2018.

OriginalCyn620 Good choice! 5y
Ruthiella Actually I think I want to see the movie version of this! Sounds good.😀 5y
EadieB @Ruthiella Good choice as the book didn‘t get the best reviews. I haven‘t read it either. 5y
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If you're looking for the martini scene sadly it's not there. ?
"And don't add f***ing ice. Ever.... That ? ruins everything." ? #martinimonday

I did like the different POV's in book. I'm glad the movie dialed back all of Stephanie's momisms. It was incredibly annoying. Book ending was different but I liked both. #bookvsmovie

AkashaVampie i need to watch and read this!!! 5y
Crinoline_Laphroaig @AkashaVampie I do love the martini scene and Blake Lively has awesome wardrobe! 5y
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SPOILERS AHEAD. It's going to be impossible to discuss A Simple Favor at all without spoilers, so be ready.⠀
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The audiobook uses three readers for the three points of view in the novel. The first section of the novel focuses entirely on Stephanie and her blog. Stephanie is a widow and mother who is still reeling from the death of her husband and her half-brother in the same accident. ⬇️

UnabridgedPod As part of her grieving process and her focus on her son, Stephanie writes a mommy blog. Stephanie's best friend, Emily, is the glamorous mother of Stephanie's son's best friend. Emily works for a fashion designer and is married to Sean, a wealthy and enigmatic Brit. When Emily disappears after asking Stephanie for the "simple favor" of watching her son for an evening, Stephanie sets out to discover what happened to her friend. ⬇️ 5y
UnabridgedPod The novel has its moments, and I'm definitely glad that I listened to the audiobook, as the readers were quite great. I did, however, find the plot to be predictable. There were twists and plots points that were definitely mean to be shocking, but at the end of the era that brought us Gone Girl, there just wasn't much of a shock to be had. 5y
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LisaLovesToRead
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Twisted, horrible characters. It was a quick read, but there were no characters I enjoyed.

TrishB I didn‘t even finish this one! 5y
LisaLovesToRead I hear you. Unless a book is challenging, time-consuming, & terrible, I try to fight my way through. I hate to leave a book half-read, always hoping the author redeems him or herself. It didn‘t happen here. Ha! 5y
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AprilMae
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I've been meaning to get this book since the movie came out, and I found it for free right now with my Kindle Unlimited subscription!!! So I'm hoping to finish this by the new year! #WinterGames #slaybells @StayCurious @Clwojick

AprilMae @MidnightBookGirl shouldn't it be 11, this was in response to the game the other day? Just wondering 😊 5y
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Blueberry
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A good psychological thriller though there are some slow parts. The ending was a jaw dropper. I read this for movie/book club.

SilversReviews Oh yes on the ending...Wow!! 5y
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Blueberry
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OriginalCyn620 Yes! 👌🏻 5y
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Amor4Libros
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It took me quite a bit to get into this book, but now I am halfway through and I cannot put it down!

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Well... I really want to see the movie but I know I need to read the book first. Hopefully I like both!

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mikagatsby
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Rating: 4/5 stars.

This book was really good. I enjoyed the story and enjoyed the movie as well.

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Djspens
A Simple Favour | Darcey Bell
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So I started and finished this book today. It kept my interest but I was disappointed in the ending. But it's off my TBR shelf, time to move onto something else.... I will probably watch the movie just to see how it compares....

KT1432 I had similar feelings about the book. I liked the movie! The ending was still a bit ridiculous, but in a humorous way. 5y
Djspens @lele1432 yeah I feel like the movie might be as good as the book in this case, and I'm a fan of Anna Kendrick 🤷‍♀️ 5y
KT1432 She was perfect as Stephanie! 5y
Djspens @lele1432 ok the movie was definitely better than the book lol and it was only 2 hours wasted on a silly story, rather than the whole day it took me to get through the book! 😂 5y
KT1432 Hahaha yessss I thought it translated much better on screen and made for quick, silly entertainment. 😂 5y
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I watched the movie a few days ago, and didn‘t even realize at first that it was adapted from a book. It isn‘t great, but it has quite a bit of suspense as they try to find out what happened to Emily. #scarathlon #TeamSlaughter

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KT1432
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Finally getting a chance to watch this domestic suspense film thanks to Prime Video! I love the casting. It's perfect. I'm thoroughly entertained so far. #Scarathlon #TeamStoker 1pt

BeansPage 🧟‍♀️ 5y
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Several days later, I‘m still snickering to myself over this line.

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Finished my planned audio read for #24b4monday yesterday but still had a bunch of painting to do so started this and got sucked right in. A bit predictable, if you are a fan of these “Gone Girl” type thrillers but predictable can be quite enjoyable sometimes.

Djspens Just started this one, thought it would be a good audio for some long walks! 5y
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KT1432
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A twisted domestic suspense novel that I enjoyed for the first 3rd, despite some juicy, yet unpalatable plot points, but it ended up devolving into a repetitive & disappointing work with quite a few noticeable plot holes. Stephanie changed from a neurotic mommy blogger with ugly secrets to a bumbling, people-pleasing idiot, & I found Emily's motives & control over people unbelievable. I still really want to see the movie! 2.5⭐️s

ElizaMarie I really enjoyed the movie. It was aesthetically pleasing 5y
KT1432 @ElizaMarie it looks so good! The casting seems perfect. 5y
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