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Layne Fargo has a background in theater, women’s studies, and library science, so it’s only fitting that she now writes deliciously dramatic, unapologetically feminist stories for a living. She’s the author of the novels THE FAVORITES, THEY NEVER LEARN, and TEMPER, as well as co-author on the bestselling YOUNG RICH WIDOWS series, and her work has been translated into over a dozen languages. Layne lives in Chicago with her partner, their pets, and an ever-expanding collection of books she’s definitely going to read before she dies.

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Average rating: 3.97 · 303,289 ratings · 56,800 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Favorites 4.06 avg rating — 197,922 ratings — published 2025 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	They Never Learn 3.90 avg rating — 80,847 ratings — published 2020 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Young Rich Widows (The Widows, #1) by Kimberly Belle (Goodreads Author), Layne Fargo (Goodreads Author), Cate Holahan (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 13,729 ratings — published 2022 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Temper 3.48 avg rating — 4,480 ratings — published 2019 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In These Hallowed Halls: A Dark Academia Anthology by Marie O'Regan (Editor), Paul Kane (Goodreads Author) (Editor), M.L. Rio (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.35 avg rating — 3,497 ratings — published 2023 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Desperate Deadly Widows (The Widows #2) by Kimberly Belle (Goodreads Author), Vanessa Lillie (Goodreads Author), Layne Fargo (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 2,960 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Querida Katarina: Um conto de Os favoritos by Layne Fargo (Goodreads Author), Lígia Azevedo (Translator), Ale Kalko (Cover Art) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“There are lots of different kinds of love. Love like a steady, warming campfire that keeps you alive in the cold. Love like a raging blaze that burns down everything in its path until nothing but ash remains.”
― Layne Fargo, The Favorites

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“His love for me hadn't been motivation enough to reach his full potential. His hatred, though? That made him capable of anything.”
― Layne Fargo, The Favorites

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“Imagine being down so bad you’d master a whole Olympic sport to spend time with someone.”
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Polls

January 2021

We ask that you only vote if you are planning on participating in our discussion should your choice win.

Which Crime, Mystery or Thriller would you like to read in January?

The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club #1) by Richard Osman

51 votes, 42.5%

The Butterfly Garden (The Collector #1) by Dot Hutchison

18 votes, 15.0%

They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

16 votes, 13.3%

The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain

13 votes, 10.8%

Babylon Berlin (Gereon Rath #1) Volker Kutscherby

9 votes, 7.5%

Waking the Moon by Elizabeth Hand

5 votes, 4.2%

Gun, With Occasional Music by Jonathan Lethem

4 votes, 3.3%

The Disposables (Bruno Johnson #1) by David Putnam

4 votes, 3.3%

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