The Next Girl
by
Pip Drysdale
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 30th November 2022
Genre: Crime / Mystery Thriller
Pages: 368
RRP: $32.99AU (Paperback)
Source: Courtesy Beauty & Lace Book Club
This review first appeared on the Beauty & Lace Book Club
My review of The Next Girl
With her release of The Next Girl, Pip Drysdale has delivered an adrenaline fueled story with themes of toxic masculinity, online bullying and revenge versus justice.
Billie had always wanted to work in the justice system working her way to become a lawyer. She relished her job as a paralegal, helping attain justice for victims of crime. When her latest case goes terribly wrong, her client's abuser is acquitted and Billie loses her job.
Billie decides to avenge the victim by exposing the man for what he really is and to do this she must become, his next girl. The main character was so stressy and hyper I found it hard to settle into the story as she was racing from one thing to the next.
The Next Girl is a vigilante style story with lots of mysteries running through it and I found the not knowing, rather than drawing me in, was confusing at times.
The Next Girl is timely and compelling. I did enjoy the story, it just isn't my favourite by Pip Drysdale.
My rating 3 /5 ⭐⭐⭐
About the author
Pip Drysdale is the bestselling author of The Sunday Girl, The Strangers We Know and The Paris Affair. She grew up between Africa and Australia, became an adult between New York and London. Before becoming a novelist she spent time as a musician and an actress. Pip presently lives in Sydney.
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