It was a nice and enterteining read. The writing dtyle was good and the main character has some depth, which I liked. I enjoyed the New York setting and also the rich people drama. Although it’s not something mindblowing for a thriller reader, all the pieces wrapped nicely at the end and it was a weel crafted mystery!

I was a fan of the first book in this series and could not wait to pick this one up. I loved the slow build up that turns into a twisty, unexpected story.

I think I may have liked this one better than the first! The details all seemed intentional, the writing really flowed, and the mystery seemed original. The ending also gave me pause where I went "Well, that wasn't how I thought this was going!" I definitely really enjoyed it.

I had high hopes for the second book in this series after thoroughly enjoying the first. I love characters who aren’t your typical doctors, lawyers, or soccer moms but rather folks who are piecing their lives together in unique ways. The dynamic of long-time friends sticking around even when you might not choose them today adds a relatable touch. However, this book didn't quite hit the mark for me. The plot shift to include a whole new cast of characters living in the main character's building felt forced and disconnected. Suddenly, we’re introduced to a bunch of new faces who are friends with each other but not with our protagonist, making it hard to care about them or keep them straight.

While I understand the series' theme of "friends and enemies" and see the potential for future books to explore different groups, the new characters in this installment weren’t compelling. They all had similar, irritating personalities, making it easy to mix them up and hard to root for any of them. The main character’s relationship with Ethan and her dating life remained the strongest aspects, and I found myself wanting more of that and less of the poorly developed new characters. The author seemed out of her depth with this new direction, and the story felt lackluster. Though the book wasn’t terrible, it seemed like the author herself didn't fully believe in these new additions, making it a less enjoyable read overall.

Brooklyn Kills Me by E. Schultz, published byThomas & Mercer, is the anticipated sequel to Friends and Enemies, Sleeping With Friends.
For best reading experience I recommend to read the books in order.
Agnes never dreamed that becoming a celebrity by solving the attempted murder of her best friend. And heiress Charlotte takes Agnes under her wing.
But suffers a fatal fall, that the police dismisses as accident. Agnes investigates on her own and soon she's tangled up with danger and intrigue.
The story has a slow build up to thrilling, twisty and unexpected turns that had me in suspense till the last page.

I really enjoyed the first book in this unexpected series. I always like when the characters aren't just doctors, lawyers and soccer moms but people cobbling life together a little more. I also like the aspect of having friends that maybe you wouldn't chose if you met them today sticking around.

I felt like this book fell a little flat as it made the (needed, because how many people in your friend group are going to die or be murders?) leap to include a bunch of people we haven't met before that live in the main character's new building and are friends with each other, not the main character.

That made sense and I can see why the series is called "friends and enemies", I'm assuming if there is a next book it will be about another group of friends. But I didn't feel like the group was really fleshed out. It was easy to get them confused because the main character really didn't know them well so we were learning about them as she did and they all had very similar, annoying personalities. I could see why any of them would kill and why anyone would want to kill them. Spending time with them was rough.

The strongest part was her and Ethan and her dating life. I'd like more of that and less about people we don't know or care about. The author felt slightly out of her element with them. I did feel like she was setting up a mystery with cousin Katie and going back "home" to the midwest and I think that would work better.

The book wasn't bad but I didn't feel like the author really believed in the new characters.