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Jane and Elle have been best friends since teenagers but they are poles apart in every way. Everyone gravitates towards popular beautiful Elle and plain Jane is always on the sidelines watching until jane falls in love with Patrick. Everything is mapped out until Elle steals Patrick away from Jane.

Jane is successful and in a position to help Elle and Patrick but with dire consequences as Jane is plotting to kill her.

This is such a gripping read although I was so immersed in the characters that I wanted to shake them both and slap Patrick! Such an intriguing read and definite book club referral.

Just when you think an author can't possibly think up a new twist in the already twisted relationships of best friends....BAM! Color me pleasantly surprized! This book made me ask myself how many times throughout my life have I loved a BFF, but could feel the uneasy vibe of envy trying to claw it's way out? Could she tell? Did she know I had such feelings? One always wishes and hopes for a friend that feels like family, an extension of our better selves. But what happens when the one you love because she knows you better than you do takes said knowledge and creates a storm for which the is no shelter? Can you forgive, forget, and move on? Or do you spend the better part of your audulthood planning ways to undermine their happiness? Especially when their happiness cost you your own? If you are interested in finding out the answers to these questions and possibly having some of your own READ THIS BOOK! I would strongly recommend not reading it if you've had a recent quarrel with a bestie...

Overall, enjoyed this book, although it did slightly drag in the middle. I thought it played out the complexity of relationships well and found the different characters voices came across well. I thought it talked about issues such as obsession, loss and hatred well and left me wondering afterwards what happened to characters.

A dark psychological thriller with a botanical undertone. Two "friends" Jane (with silent hatred & jealousy) and Elle (needy) vie for the attention of Patrick. In an off and on relationship with both of these women, Patrick demonstrates that he is not perfect, either. Suspense triggers as Jane works her way into Patrick and Elle's life. Jane becomes a surrogate for Elle's baby. Or is it REALLY Jane's baby? Many twists and turns before the surprising conclusion!!!