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Anna Pitoniak Kills it with Necessary People

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I was lucky enough to receive this ARC from NetGalley.  The book, published by Little, Brown and Company is scheduled for release on May 21st, 2019.  It has also been chosen as a selection for Book of the Month, if the spoiler posts remain true.  This will give BOTM members early access to the book before they can pick it up in stores.

This book is about Stella and Violet, lifelong best friends.  Stella comes from money, and it's obvious she's never heard of the word "consequence."  Violet has had to scrape and scratch for everything.  She often accompanies Stella home on holidays because her family is so horrible.  Stella's family seem to "adopt" her, as long as that means they can brag about her accomplishments.  After college, Violet moves to New York and begins working for a cable company while Stella travels the world on her very own drug binge.  She claws her way up from intern, only to have Stella barge in and announce that she wants to be a part of the TV world too.  With the help of the cable channel president (who just happens to be like a grandmother to Stella) she starts to take the anchor world by storm.  Stella even moves in on Violet's best friend/coworker Jamie, and they begin dating.  This proves to be one of the last straws for Violet.  Through the rest of the book, each girl shows just how hard she'll fight to obtain the life she feels she deserves.

This was a great read.  It was suspenseful, but fast.  Pitoniak nails it on the details of the two girls in the friendship.  While reading the first half of the book I thought back to my own college years, when I was Violet with my very own Stella.  I too have had to scratch and fight for everything good in my life.  I found myself cheering on Violet, and I wanted her to take down Stella so bad.  She didn't deserve the life she had been handed and she certainly didn't appreciate it.  The ending brings redemption, success, and triumph, and I could not have wished for better circumstances.

This book was similar to Big Little Lies, or Behind Closed Doors.  It had that type of "rush" feeling.  I was gifted the digital ARC, but I'm honestly thinking of making this my May BOTM selection just so that I have it.  I'd highly recommend picking this book up to everyone else interested in thrillers when it's released on 05/21/19.

🌟🌟🌟🌟/5 Stars
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