Beautiful Malice
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4.7 • 32 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
'Truth or dare?' she asks.
I hesitate. I have so many secrets, so many things I don't want to reveal, but this is only a game, only a bit of fun. 'Truth,' I say finally. 'I can imagine one of your dares, and I don't fancy running down Oxford Street naked tonight.'
'Truth,' Alice says slowly, drawing out the vowel sound as if she's savouring the word. 'Are you sure? Are you sure you can be completely honest?'
'I think so. Try me.'
'Okay.' And then she looks at me curiously. 'So. Were you glad, deep down? Were you glad to be rid of her? Your perfect sister? Were you secretly glad when she was killed?'
Katherine has moved away from her shattered once-perfect family to start a new life in Sydney. There she keeps her head down until she is befriended by the charismatic Alice, and her life takes her in new directions. But there is a dark side to Alice, and as we learn the truth of Katherine's sister's death and Alice's background, their story spirals to an explosive finale.
'This novel delivers in spades with its masterful plot' - Australian Women's Weekly
'a fast-paced, sexy thriller' - The Sun Herald
'A hypnotic exploration of a toxic friendship' - Who Weekly
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"I didn't go to Alice's funeral." So opens Australian author James's impressive debut, a searing coming-of-age novel that deftly intertwines two violent backstories. Studious Katherine Patterson, who's reading a book under a tree during lunchtime at her Sydney high school, is surprised when Alice Parrie, "beautiful, popular, impossible to miss," hands Katherine an invitation to her 18th birthday party. Alice draws Katherine, who has her reasons for remaining aloof from others, into an addictive relationship that fatally sours as one disturbing secret after another comes to light. James, gifted with unusual insight into teenage agonies, probes Katherine's raw-nerve guilt over her sister Rachel's murder, Alice's self-destructive narcissism, and the healing power of young love. This unflinching exploration of psychological manipulation and the tragedies it creates introduces a promising new talent in literary suspense.
Customer Reviews
Loved it!!!
This book is great !! So many twists and turns that it always leaves you guessing. It will have you crying in sadness and joy by the end of it and wanting more from the first chapter in !!
GREAT BOOK
Officially my alltime favourite.
Cried for half the book especially when
Mick died... 😢
Review of Beautiful Malice
Love it, Favourite book of all time. Hope it turns into a movie one day! Maybe i could star in it, who knows! Love Rebecca James, love the way she emphasizes things and the way she writes, she is true talent.
Usually, the closest thing i come to reading is the latest Vogue magazine, but this book is like a breath of fresh air. Something i have come to relying on, something that means a lot to me.
So thankyou, Rebecca James, this is the second time to reading it and i am still as speechless as the first time i finished it. Job well done, Rebecca.
-Your No.1 fan, Amber. xx