Good Rich People by Eliza Jane Brazier.
I received a digital ARC from the publisher and I decided to buy this book as I find reading the physical copy much better for me. Thank you to the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.
Synopsis
A destitute woman deceives her way into the guesthouse of a Hollywood Hills mansion and inadvertently becomes a target in the twisted game of the wealthy family upstairs in the next intoxicating novel from Eliza Jane Brazier.
Lyla has always believed that life is a game she is destined to win, but her husband, Graham, takes the game to dangerous levels. The wealthy couple invites self-made success stories to live in their guesthouse and then conspires to ruin their lives. After all, there is nothing worse than a bootstrapper.
Demi has always felt like the odds were stacked against her. At the end of her rope, she seizes a risky opportunity to take over another person’s life and unwittingly becomes the subject of the upstairs couple’s wicked entertainment. But Demi has been struggling forever, and she’s not about to go down without a fight.
In a twist that neither woman sees coming, the game quickly devolves into chaos and rockets toward an explosive conclusion.
Because every good rich person knows: in money and in life, it’s winner take all. Even if you have to leave a few bodies behind.
My Review
I have read Eliza Jane Brazier's previous book, If I Disappear, and though I found that book to be predictable, I felt this book warranted giving it a go, and so I picked up a copy.
I found this book to be a darker and in some parts, more brutal and violent in the writing than her previous book, most of which didn't add anything to the story.
I struggled with how to rate this book, and after consideration I went with my 3 star rating as shown because the book did keep keep me reading, despite the somewhat disturbing and darker parts. I also found the transition between the narrators to lose me a couple of times in terms of who the narrator was, especially during the more suspenseful/action parts.
I feel like if you enjoyed this author's previous book and you go in prepared this book is detailed in the descriptions of some more violent parts, then give it a read, but I might suggest you borrow a copy.
My Rating: 3/5
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Book Details
Author: Eliza Jane Brazier.
Publisher: Penguin Random House.
Publication Date: January 25, 2022.
Genre: Fiction. Thriller. Suspense. Psychological Thriller.
Edition: Hardcover.
Pages: 336.