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Title details for Man's Best Friend by Alana B. Lytle - Available

Man's Best Friend

by Alana B. Lytle
Adina Verson
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A failed actress must decide how much she will give up—and what lies she will overlook—in order to live a life of luxury, in this irresistibly suspenseful and slightly surreal debut that is The Talented Mr. Ripley meets Nightbitch.
Ever since her year as a scholarship student among the ultra-wealthy at a Manhattan private school, El knows what it is like to feel rich—to feel chosen. And being not chosen is her current living nightmare: at age thirty, she has given up her dream of becoming a famous actress, she has no passions, no great love, nothing to look forward to.
Then El meets a mysterious trust-fund Cambridge grad who holds the keys to the world she has long dreamed of. Bryce may not be particularly good-looking, charming, or interesting, but he has chosen her. El allows herself to be lulled by the ease and safety that his wealth provides, becoming Bryce’s little pet, and giving up her job, friends, and apartment in short order. But when a series of disturbing and slightly surreal events reveal that Bryce is not quite what he seems, but something entirely more sinister, El must face the consequences when his darkness—and her own—are unleashed.

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    May 14, 2024

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      • ISBN: 9780593826898
      • File size: 213532 KB
      • Duration: 07:24:51

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      October 1, 2024

      Lytle's debut explores the notion that morals can be easily discarded if the rewards are large enough. Unsuccessful actress El is floundering. She had a taste of the high life when she received a scholarship to a New York private school populated by children of the Manhattan elite. Now 30 and working at a bakery, El cannot resist an old school friend's invitation to a luxe East Hampton party. There, she meets obscenely wealthy Bryce Ripley-Batan, son of a shady pharmaceutical titan. Although El finds Bryce neither attractive nor likable, his lifestyle is irresistible. Bryce is intensely controlling, and El wonders what to make of him as she learns alarming information about him. Even so, can she give up all the benefits of this relationship and return to her previous life? Lytle's book can be frustrating, with unappealing characters whom listeners may find hard to stomach. A side plot about dogs running away from their humans is tangential and somewhat obvious, adding little. Narrator Adina Verson does her best to bring the characters to life and certainly makes them sound as unpleasant as they are written. VERDICT A disagreeable story about the dubious trade-offs of wealth and privilege. Optional for most libraries.--B. Allison Gray

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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