When youβre on top, you can get away with anything...
Itβs the week before her wedding, and all of Elizaβs meticulous planning is about to pay off. Sheβs become the exact type of woman who would marry into the prominent, blue-blood Walker family β Ivy League credentials, a high-powered PR job, and a designer label wardrobe.
But as the big day approaches, secrets from Elizaβs past attending an Evangelical college start to throw her true motives into question. Who exactly is Eliza Bennet and what does she really want?
Written in a breakneck pace, capturing the glittering, privileged world of the one-percenters, THE SOCIAL CLIMBER is a gripping novel of one womanβs determination to seek justice at any cost.
THE SOCIAL CLIMBER
"Pellegrino writes with a voice so sharp that at first you might not register the blood but by then, it's too late: you're already hooked. Fans of Jessica Knoll and Eliza Jane Brazier will devour this concoction of stinging wit, shrewd maneuvering, and skeletons lurking inside every walk-in closet." βChandler Baker, New York Times bestselling author of Whisper Network
βOkay, I absolutely LOVED this book. It has such a nice twist, plus all of my favorite things: rich people drama, a cut-throat social climber, AND a religious cult. Alternating between her college days (where she wasnβt the glamorous woman she is today, attending an evangelical Christian college) and present day in New York, itβs unputdownable. I really enjoyed this one, gobbling it up in a mere 24 hours.β - Grace Atwood, founder of The Stripe.
βIt was giving me Luckiest Girl Alive vibes in the beginning. The plot is very different but the narrative of the protagonist is very Ani, so automatically I liked it. Then I wound up loving the book and I literally didnβt want it to end so I gave that five stars.β - Jackie Oshry, Host of The Toast & The Readheads Book Club Podcast
βMy vibe of a book is a book thatβs based in New York City, a hustler galβif itβs romance or thereβs a little thrill. So I was recommended to read it for all those reasons and it did not disappoint. It was perfectβ¦ Itβs really good. And it has you latched from the beginning and thatβs my favorite kind of book.β - Danielle Carolan, Host of Gals On The Go Podcast
βPellegrino guides the reader through a taut an unexpected thriller. The whip-smart dialogue and pop-culture references are just the backdrop for a tight and completely surprising story of revenge and loveβ¦ Sharp, startling, sophisticated.β - Starred Booklist Review
βIf youβre a Gen Z or millennial, read this book. Not only is there a shocking plot twist at the end of βThe Social Climberβ but itβs surprisingly *not* predictable β and youβll adore all of the NYC descriptions and lululemon-wearing characters.β - The New York Post
βPellegrino follows up the LJ-starred Smile and Look Pretty with dreamer-schemer Eliza Bennet set to marry upper-crust Graham Walker after pommeling her way into Manhattan high society and a top PR job. But word about shady doings in her evangelical-college past makes her friends start wondering who Eliza really isβand what she wants.β - Library Journal
βIf you enjoy stories where people get their just desserts, especially if they are part of the one percent, then I highly recommend you read this book.β - Seattle Book Review
βThe Social Climber by Amanda Pellegrino centers around the wealthy elite in a juicy revenge storyβ¦The book reminded me of Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll. Both books have plot twists that have me recommending them as must reads for domestic thriller fans. So strap on your Louboutinβs and hang on for a jaw-dropping finish.β - Arlington Heights Memorial Library Most Anticipated Staff Pick
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