my musings:a review
My name is Cyn and I have a serious addiction to books.
Today I'm reviewing the book listed below. Actually I call my reviews "musings" because I typically keep them very brief and more impressions than anything. If I include spoilers (a rarity) I will warn you.
New York, 1984: Twenty-two-year-old Phoebe Hayes is a young woman in search of excitement and adventure. But the recent death of her father has so devastated her that her mother wants her to remain home in Baltimore to recover. Phoebe wants to return to New York, not only to chase the glamorous life she so desperately craves but also to confront Ivan, the older man who painfully wronged her.
With her best friend Carmen, she escapes to the East Village, disappearing into an underworld haunted by artists, It Girls, and lost souls trying to party their pain away. Carmen juggles her junkie-poet boyfriend and a sexy painter while, as Astrid the Star Girl, Phoebe tells fortunes in a nightclub and plots her revenge on Ivan.
When the intoxicating brew of sex, drugs, and self-destruction leads Phoebe to betray her friend, Carmen disappears, and Phoebe begins an unstoppable descent into darkness. She may have a chance to save herself—and Carmen, if she can find her—but to do it she must face what’s hiding in the shadows she’s been running from—within her heart and in the dangerous midnight streets.
With her best friend Carmen, she escapes to the East Village, disappearing into an underworld haunted by artists, It Girls, and lost souls trying to party their pain away. Carmen juggles her junkie-poet boyfriend and a sexy painter while, as Astrid the Star Girl, Phoebe tells fortunes in a nightclub and plots her revenge on Ivan.
When the intoxicating brew of sex, drugs, and self-destruction leads Phoebe to betray her friend, Carmen disappears, and Phoebe begins an unstoppable descent into darkness. She may have a chance to save herself—and Carmen, if she can find her—but to do it she must face what’s hiding in the shadows she’s been running from—within her heart and in the dangerous midnight streets.
This book!
Yes, it's a bit of a kitchen sink but you know what- it works and I loved every over the top moment!
It's fun ,wistful, gritty and I rooted for and cheered Phoebe on the whole way. Maybe I loved it so much for the 80's setting which is practically a character here itself.
I don't want to say too much without giving things away but again, I really enjoyed this one!
Yes, it's a bit of a kitchen sink but you know what- it works and I loved every over the top moment!
It's fun ,wistful, gritty and I rooted for and cheered Phoebe on the whole way. Maybe I loved it so much for the 80's setting which is practically a character here itself.
I don't want to say too much without giving things away but again, I really enjoyed this one!
I was provided an ARC ebook from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
This is will be available on 4/6 in both print and ebook formats.
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