Necessary People by Anna Pitoniak

Necessary People by Anna Pitoniak could have easily devolved into another New York-ish style novel, and it is that in a way. The sights, the sounds, blah, blah, we're all so cool. But really, this is a story about a dysfunctional friendship between two women, Stella and Violet, who ultimately become enemies. Stella is hugely wealthy, Violet is not, and after a time, their dysfunction ramps up and becomes untenable. This novel also conveys the class differences in society, and some of these became stereotypes in this story. This is difficult but not impossible to get past. Overall, I found this novel eminently readable, a good plot, some meandering, but overall an interesting character study for both lead characters. Would recommend. Thanks to Netgalley for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.