Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All We Ever Wanted Was Everything | 2008 | Janelle Brown | Buy |
| 2 | This is Where We Live | 2010 | Janelle Brown | Buy |
| 3 | Watch Me Disappear | 2017 | Janelle Brown | Buy |
| 4 | Pretty Things | 2020 | Janelle Brown | Buy |
| 5 | I’ll Be You | 2022 | Janelle Brown | Buy |
| 6 | What Kind of Paradise | 2025 | Janelle Brown | Buy |
Janelle Brown’s standalone novels span from her 2008 debut to an expected 2025 release. Her work has evolved from the satirical social commentary of All We Ever Wanted Was Everything to the taut domestic suspense of Pretty Things and the identity-swap thriller I’ll Be You.
Each novel is self-contained with its own characters and premise. The books share a California setting and an interest in characters whose lives are not as stable as they appear.