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📚 The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz – Book Review (4/5 Stars)

⚠️ SPOILER WARNING: I’m spilling all the tea on The Plot. If you haven’t read it yet, grab your copy here, and come back when you’re ready to get into the twists!

🎯 Quick Take: Dark, Unique, and Keeps You Hooked

I’m giving The Plot a solid 4 out of 5 stars! It’s not like anything I’ve read before — part thriller, part dark character study, part commentary on what it means to “own” a story.

✅ Super original premise
✅ Kept me turning the pages
✅ Somewhat predictable at points, but still satisfying

✍️ Plot Summary: When Stealing a Story Gets You Killed

Meet Jake Bonner:

Once-successful author, now a washed-up guy scraping by running writing workshops.
He’s desperate for another hit.

Enter Evan Parker, a smug workshop attendee with one heck of a story idea — the kind of plot destined to be a bestseller. Evan’s writing? Meh. But that plot? Pure gold.

Jake hears it, agrees silently, and can’t forget it.

🕵️‍♂️ The “Borrowed” Plot That Made Him Famous

👉 A couple years pass. Jake wonders: Where’s that amazing book Evan was gonna write?
👉 A little Googling reveals: Evan’s dead.
👉 No one else knows the story.

So... Jake writes the book. And it becomes:
🌟 A massive bestseller.
🌟 Jake is famous again.
🌟 Everyone loves him. Life is good.

Until the DMs start.

💻 Meet Talented Tom — Jake’s Worst Nightmare

Jake starts getting creepy messages from someone called Talented Tom:

“You stole it.”
“I know what you did.”

Jake spirals. He hides it from everyone, including his new love interest...

💕 The Fast Love Story That Was Too Good to Be True

👉 At a book event, Jake meets Anna — beautiful, smart, charming, and a huge fan of his work.
👉 One week later, she’s moved in.
👉 Soon after, they’re married.

Jake’s thrilled, but also terrified. He can’t bring himself to tell Anna about Talented Tom’s threats.

💥 The Big Reveal (aka HOLY PLOT TWIST)

Ready?

👉 Anna = Talented Tom all along.
👉 The plot Jake stole? It’s Anna’s life story.
👉 Evan = Anna’s brother.

🏚️ Anna’s Real Backstory (Buckle Up)

Grew up as Diana, the invisible sibling to golden-boy Evan.
Got manipulated by her mom’s boss → teenage pregnancy → life derailed.
Grew to hate her daughter Rose (who represented everything she lost).
Killed her parents (carbon monoxide, casual).
Murdered Rose to take her place and live the life she felt she deserved.
Killed Evan when he tried to write her story.
Met Jake, recognized the plot, faked love, married him, and ultimately killed him too.

Oh, and she types up a suicide note on his phone, so it all looks tidy for the cops.

📖 Her Plan Now? Fame, Baby!

Anna’s ready to ride Jake’s coattails one last time — she’s going to write the sequel and grab the glory for herself.

🌎 Cool Locales: Athens & Clayton, Georgia

Shout-out to the Georgia settings! 🙌
✅ Loved seeing Athens (my hometown!) woven into the story.
✅ Clayton — been there, and it added a personal thrill to the read.

⚡ Final Verdict: 4/5 Stars – Unique and Worth the Read

The Plot delivered:
💡 Unique concept
💡 Dark, satisfying twists
💡 A killer ending (literally)

My only gripe? The “plot” at the center of all this murder and mayhem didn’t actually feel like the kind of story guaranteed to be a global hit. But maybe that’s the point — it’s more about ownership, guilt, and obsession.

📚 If You Liked This, Try:

📌 You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz – Buy it here
📌 The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris – Buy it here
📌 The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz – Buy it here

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