Friday, November 29, 2024

11.29.2024 - The Close-Up

The Close-Up by Pip Drysdale 

Many thanks to NetGalley, Gallery Books and MBC Books for gifting me a digital ARC of this wonderful twisty book by Pip Drysale.  All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4.5 stars!

Zoe Ann Weiss moved to LA to pursue her dream of a writer.  Her first book, Fractured, had great promise which sales didn’t support.  She met Zach, a bartender, and felt such chemistry, but he ghosted her.  Three years later, Zach is a famous movie star and Zoe is working at a flower shop.  Her deadline for her sophomore book has come and gone and Zoe Ann has writer’s block in all caps.  But when she meets Zach again on a flower delivery, things seem just as magical as they were before.  Zoe felt Zach inspired her first novel and things he can once again be her muse.  Until things fall apart in a very scary way. 

This was such a twisty book, basically a book within a book, which is always fun, especially when it’s so well done.  Plus, my mind was blown by the epilogue!  The characters felt real to me, and I could feel Zoe’s frustration as well as her fear.  The whole stalker theme is so scary and Zoe's fear felt palpable.  You weren't sure quite what to believe and my feelings came and went about who I could trust.  Another fabulous read by this author - I loved her previous book, The Sunday Girl, as well.  

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