“Her twistiest and tightest work yet . . . I’ll Be You is a cleverly crafted and psychologically nuanced yin and yang, complete with crackling observations about celebrity, California cults, wellness culture, the fertility industry, and the undertow of addiction.”—Time
“An addictive thriller that will keep readers burning through pages . . . sneakily hypnotic.”—Los Angeles Times
“Sharply insightful, relentlessly suspenseful and simply unputdownable, I’ll Be You is Janelle Brown’s best novel yet.”—Bookreporter
“Brown uses the concept of interchangeable personhood to great effect in this haunting psychological thriller.”—CrimeReads
“A page-turner.”—Associated Press
“Brown’s investment in her characters and the family dynamic elevate I’ll Be You. . . . Brown engulfs the reader in the sisters’ lives.”—South Florida Sun Sentinel
“Janelle Brown is a terrific storyteller and stylist, and I’ll Be You is one of those books you’ll devour. It has a hot mess of a narrator—actually two hot messes, twins—both of whom you will root for, even as you are screaming at them to get a grip. Also? The novel has more twists and turns than the canyon roads that snake up and around Los Angeles.”—Chris Bohjalian, New York Times bestselling author of The Flight Attendant and Hour of the Witch
“In Janelle Brown’s latest twisty, propulsive mystery, estranged twin sisters must confront shocking pieces of their past when one of them goes missing. From the first sentence, these women will have you in their grips. You won’t be able to put this novel down, and you won’t want to.”—Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me
“Janelle Brown has done it again, creating a deliciously twisty page-turner you won’t be able to put down. With her trademark beautiful writing, depth of emotion, and sharp insights, Brown explores the dangers that lurk behind the seductive worlds of Hollywood child stardom and self-help culture. I loved this novel.”—Angie Kim, Edgar Award–winning author of Miracle Creek
“Absolutely delicious . . . Janelle Brown is a surgeon of the complex relationships between women. I gobbled this up.”—Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of All Adults Here
“The perfectly paced emotional reveals of the twins’ shared history pull the reader toward fierce investment in Elli’s safety and the sisters’ reconnection. Brown has upped her game with this one.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A delicious work of intrigue and suspense . . . You won’t want to stop reading until you find out what’s happened.”—Kirkus Reviews
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