People Like Them

Obsession series

How well do you really know your neighbours? This story revolves around a progressive meal among neighbours where each house provides one part of the meal in this upper scale neighbourhood.

The story is told through the POVs of the wives, each with their own insecurities and pressures in their lives. As the night progresses, an event happens to shed light on a couple's dark secret. The specific incident hits a little too close for comfort personally, but this was an engaging short story that gives readers a bird's eye view into the lives, loves and secrets of suburban couples.

Disclaimer: Thanks to Amazon First Reads program for the complimentary digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

My Rating: 4 stars

Author: Minka Kent

Genre: Short Story

Type and Source: eBook from publisher

Series: Obsession series

Publisher: Amazon Originals

First Published: July 25, 2023

Book Description from GoodReads: Nobody’s perfect—although one beautiful couple certainly comes close. Discover the cracks beneath the polished surface in this unsettling short story from bestselling author Minka Kent. Veronica and Ryan Hartley are the envy of Auburn Drive. When the exclusive neighborhood hosts its annual progressive dinner party, the couple’s perfection is on display. The neighbors are obsessed—entranced by the “it” couple’s movie-star looks and smoldering gazes. But is the perfect pair too good to be true? People Like Them is part of Obsession , a collection of compulsively readable short stories about people pushed to their extremes. So addictive you won’t be able to put them down—read or listen to each story in a single sitting.