Review: Woman of the Year - Darcey Bell
Review: Woman of the Year - Darcey Bell - March 2023
This book had been one that
kept jumping out at me and though I hadn't read the book A Simple Favour, I did
quite enjoy the psychological twists and turns of the film with Blake Lively
and Anna Kendrick. Woman of the Year starts by introducing us to Lorelai or as
she was once known, Laura Lee. She has an invitation to the Woman of the Year
award which is being given to Holly Serpenta. Years ago in college, the two
girls were friends until Holly stabbed Lorelai in the back and ruined her life
and it all fell apart. Lorelai is determined to make Holly pay and plans to
kill her using Walnut Oil. That is until someone gets to Holly first and
murders her. The book then jumps back to the girls' college years and how they
first both met - fresh-faced and ready to study psychology and become
therapists. It talks about the experiments, lab animals, and the affair they
both were having with their college professor who in turn used them all as his personal
experiment subjects in behaviour, and manipulation. The book also brings to
light, the differences between eras and how back then things like the #metoo
movement didn't exist and sometimes it was a man's world, and females if you
complained you could be made to look crazy, insane, or sensitive. With the book
being heavy on the past/present timeline - it does open your eyes to what the
world was like in the 70s/80s and even 90's to now. Sometimes, I do wonder
though if we are doing the right thing to shine a light on the #metoo movement
or whether it has in the long run causing more damage towards the female sex
than good in the minor aspects. As I love psychology and reading about it and
the different theorists, I found I enjoyed this book more so than if I hadn't
liked those topics. If you are looking for a psychological thriller with
aspects of psychology, sociology, and anthropology - then Woman of the Year by
Darcey Bell is the read for you.
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Gq2u5G
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