Pretty Things (novel)

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Pretty Things
Author Janelle Brown
Publisher Random House
Publication date
April 21, 2020
ISBN 978-0-525-47912-3

Pretty Things is a 2020 suspense novel by American writer Janelle Brown.

The novels follows two brilliant yet emotionally scarred women, Nina and Vanessa, as they navigate a perilous game of deception and devastation. When a hesitant con artist forms an unlikely bond with a wealthy "influencer" at Lake Tahoe, her elaborate scheme transforms into a gritty and hazardous pursuit of long-awaited retribution. [1]

According to the book review aggregator Bookmarks.reviews, [2] Pretty Things received "rave" reviews from bookreporter and Library Journal , [3] [4] "positive" reviews from Booklist and Kirkus Reviews , [5] [6] as well as a "mixed" review from Publishers Weekly . [7]

In April 2020, it was reported that a television series adaptation of novel series is in development from Blossom Films, a production company owned by Nicole Kidman and Per Saari, for Amazon after securing the rights in a fiercely competitive bidding war with multiple contenders. [1] Nicole Kidman is slated to star and produce, with Reed Morano attached to direct and executive produce. [8] Janelle Brown will adapt her novel and also serve as an executive producer for the show. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 White, Peter (April 2, 2020). "Nicole Kidman To Star In & Produce Series Adaptation Of Janelle Brown's 'Pretty Things' For Amazon With Reed Morano Attached To Direct". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on April 2, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  2. ↑ "All Book Marks reviews for Pretty Things by Janelle Brown". Book Marks . Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  3. ↑ Munro, Rebecca (May 15, 2020). "Pretty Things". Bookreporter. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  4. ↑ Kindrachuk, Melanie (April 10, 2020). "Pretty Things" . Library Journal . Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  5. ↑ Turza, Stephanie (March 1, 2020). "Pretty Things". Booklist . Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Pretty Things". Kirkus Reviews . January 12, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Pretty Things by Janelle Brown". Publishers Weekly . January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  8. ↑ Thorne, Will (April 2, 2020). "Nicole Kidman to Star in 'Pretty Things' Series Adaptation at Amazon". Variety . Archived from the original on April 2, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  9. ↑ Romano, Nick (April 2, 2020). "Nicole Kidman to star in Amazon's Pretty Things series adaptation". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on April 2, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
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