Queen B’s Decree: Welp. This book ruined me.
Pretty Young Things is a modern adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. Spoiler for you kids: I’ve never read The Count of Monte Cristo, but I vaguely remember watching the movie where Jesus was looking all angsty in a dungeon.
My faulty memory didn’t stop me from devouring this story. It was a tale of love and revenge and friendship lost. Without going into much detail, our plot is simple. Hero gets betrayed by his three best friends over greed and jealousy. He then devotes his life to revenge.
Plus romance fits in there (of course) as well as some deliciously well written sexy times.
Pretty Young Things was compelling. I was enthralled. Ace Gray gave these characters such depth. Sometimes I hate having so many points-of-view, but it felt almost necessary here. It was the best way to get into each character’s head and really connect with the story.
As Queen J will tell you (and I’ve definitely told you before), I like my characters to grovel; I have a hard time doling out forgiveness for my fictional characters. This is where Pretty Young Things was my kryptonite: revenge. Some may say it was over-the-top. I am not part of those some. I thought the revenge fit the story line and appeased my sense of right/wrong
Bottom line: I could not have loved this book more.
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Book: Pretty Young Things by Ace Gray
Series: standalone
Genre: New Adult
Hotness: medium salsa
Plot Devices: revenge