Logan and Kelsey grew up together,
cousins, but closer than sisters. Then something happened. Kelsey's
family moved away, and the girls haven't seen each other since. Now
Kelsey is a famous singer living an incredible life at the top of her
profession. Logan struggles with a job that isn't as fulfilling as
she'd hoped, a roommate that leaves the condo a mess and a
boyfriend who appears and suddenly disappears.
All this changes when Delia, another
cousin and Kelsey's personal assistant, invites Logan to come to
California for a reunion with Kelsey. At first Logan is overwhelmed
with the beautiful home, cars, clothes, and servants, but as she and
Kelsey reconnect, she realizes that there is a darker side to
Kelsey's stardom. Her boyfriend, Eric, is marrying someone else; her
life is completely controlled by her parents, who manage her career; she has a killing performance schedule and no friends. After a
confrontation with Kelsey's father, Delia quits and Logan becomes
Kelsey's assistant. Neither set of parents is happy about it. The
incident that drove the families apart is still an issue. For
awhile, it looks as if things will work out, but Kelsey is being
pushed closer and closer to the breaking point, and hard as she tries,
Logan can't save her cousin.
The background of the book is
fascinating. It feels voyeuristic to peer behind the scenes and
see how the stars
live. The connection between the cousins is
well done. You can't help but hurt for Kelsey and root for Logan to
be able to help her, but sometimes things have gone past the point
where there are easy fixes.
The family secret that caused the
original estrangement is used effectively to keep the reader turning
the pages to find out what really happened. It's not the center of
the story, but it does keep the action moving.
The characters are the center of the
story. I found it very easy to dislike the parents who kept Kelsey
tied to them like a little girl although she was twenty-five years
old. I liked Logan. She was independent, worked hard, and genuinely
like Kelsey and tried to help her, but in the end, she had to save
herself.
I recommend this book if you're looking
for a good beach read for the summer. It will definitely entertain.
I reviewed this book for Net Galley.
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