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Little Pretty Things by Lori Rader-Day
The Black Hour, Lori Rader-debut Day’s novel, had me completely entertained, and I had been eager to read more of her work. I appreciate how discrete Rader-Day is in her writing. Her characters and plot are well grounded in the daily, and her style is understandable.
She has once more given readers a protagonist in Little Pretty Things whose acts are not always admirable but who are not maliciously awful; she makes excuses, is frail, and is therefore human. You want her to make wiser decisions so she can gain from them.
In fact, Rader-Day completely avoids the “goodie/baddie” stereotypes and savours the grey. She realises the effects of the widespread ignorance in society. I’d never seen girls like this. How had they been raised? By fan clubs instead of families?
Even the small town’s name, Midway, which is where the story is situated, was chosen since it wasn’t “one place or another.” We were halfway to anything that mattered,” illustrates the way of thinking of many locals. The main topic of Little Pretty Things is loss in all of its manifestations, including the loss of life, innocence, and dignity.
To save us from the suffering of remembering, everyone would either forget or pretend to forget. But I had some knowledge of this already. The saddest tragedy of loss was that everything continued to function.
Despite the fact that Little Pretty Things’ construction is admirable, I did not find the tale to be as captivating as it was in her debut. But I think that’s largely due to the fact that I identify more with The Black Hour’s academic and collegiate environment than it does with the living paycheck to paycheck, high school sports, and class reunions that are depicted in it.
About The Book
Until her old best friend and rival, Madeleine Bell, checks in, Juliet Townsend is stuck in a dead-end job cleaning at a small motel, stealing little attractive things that catch her eye. Juliet is no longer envious of Maddy in the morning. She is the primary suspect in her slaying.
When Madeleine Bell, a former rival and friend from high school, checks into the hotel, Juliet’s resentment is fueled by envy. Maddy, who is dressed nicely, flaunts a diamond ring on her finger, and is as stunning as ever, is the very embodiment of all of Juliet’s crushed dreams. But why did she decide to book a room at the shady Midnight Inn?
The following morning, Juliet finds out that Maddy was discovered dead in her room before getting a response to that query. And Juliet has been singled out by the authorities as the main suspect. Juliet is compelled to look into Maddy’s life and death’s circumstances in order to safeguard herself. What she uncovers is that her onetime opponent surely never had it all. Juliet might also lose what little she does have.
The Review
Little Pretty Things
9 Score
There are many other reviews that very eloquently praise this book and I am just going to agree! This book is every bit as good as her first and hopefully many more to come. Keeps your attention, draws you into the lives of the characters and although I pretty much had it figured out long before the end, there was a little surprise.
PROS
- Perfect Prose, And Wry Humor.
- Great Characters.
- Fantastic Story Line.
- An Expertly-Written Thriller.
CONS
- Couldn't Stay Hooked.
- Boring Characters.
- Poor Writing.
- Not Predictable.
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