But has Laura forgotten that revenge never comes without a sting in the tail?
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The book is up to date and modern with even a mention of my latest favourite Netflix binge watch.
Can that really be true that first world women don’t know how to heat up a pizza because they have had people do it for them forever? That just shows how spoilt Stella is. Laura is the opposite and has to survive independently and work for everything she has. It was very interesting to see these 2 women navigate their lives together and separately.
Taking a chance on beating Al at his own twisted game, these two former strangers are fast becoming best friends.
Description :Welcome to The Close – a beautiful street of mansions, where gorgeous Stella is the indisputable Queen Bee . . .GoodreadsIt is here that Laura, seeking peace and privacy after her marriage falls apart, rents a tiny studio. Unfortunately, her arrival upsets suspicious Stella – who fears Laura has designs on her fiancé, Al.“…doesn’t even know how to warm up a pizza”Jane Fallon is an Author whose books I would read without knowing the blurb, plot or seeing the cover. I have read a few of her previous books and all the ones I have read, have a similar style. They have a style that I love. I had no doubt that Queen Bee would be the same. Thank you to Netgalley and publisher Michael Joseph for gifting me a copy of this book. These are my unbiased thoughts on Queen Bee.When Laura stumbles on the big secret Al is hiding, suddenly Stella’s perfectly controlled world, not to mention Laura’s future, are threatened.The Jane Fallon books I have read before have involved a revenge theme quite a lot. I was expecting the revenge to be against Queen Bee, but it wasn’t, in some ways this made it even better.” I don’t think that’s how it works. I wish I’d stuck with Ozark” Jane Fallon’s books are addictively brilliant. I have loved all the ones I have read and this one is no different. Yes, different characters and a different plot, but the same fun, satisfying, escapism read. I loved it. Now I’m awaiting the next book Jane Fallon writes.The book holds all the perfect escapism, easy reading, funny and engaging words that I hoped it would.
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The plot is set around a Close of expensive mansions, rich couples who have nannies and house keepers and ” keeping up with the Jones’” is very much a thing. The men work and earn far to much, and the women go to spa’s and organise parties. But then along comes Laura who rents the back house from one of the couple’s until she is able to find her next real home. Having nothing in common with these people Laura is not immediately accepted. In fact she is ousted due to no fault of her own.I found Queen Bee Stella to be an intruing character, at some points I found her to be a little unbelievable
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The relationship between Laura and the Queen Bee of the street is a complicated and strange one.
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