Many thanks to NetGalley, Little A, and Brilliance Audio for gifting me both a digital and audio ARC of the latest book by Melissa de la Cruz, with the audiobook narrated by Dominique Salvacion. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 3.5 stars rounded up.
It's award night, and as soon as she walked off the stage, Ryan Holding, the biggest star in the world, disappeared. Six years later, there is still no trace of her. What happened? Reporter Elyse James wants the truth, and interviews everyone to try and find out the answers.
I really liked the way this story was told, through interviews from multiple points of view, giving us an oral history. I thought the narrator did a great job doing all the different voices. However, it was not even a veiled retell of the story of Taylor Swift, although with a different ending as of now! While I like some of her songs, I'm way too old to be a Swiftie, so I probably wasn't the target audience for this book. It would definitely work as YA. It certainly showcases the dark side of fame and how the public feels entitled to every bit of a celebrity, made worse with social media.
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