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I've read a lot of books as of late with the theme of a controlling friend (I'm not using the term "frenemy" but I guess that's what I'm getting at) and power issues within friendships, and I must say it is very exciting when it's tackled in a deeper than Mean Girls way (not that I don't love me some Mean Girls). I was definitely in the midst of more than one of those while growing up, and it's great to see some new takes on it.

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