Killing Monica by Candace Bushnell

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Title: Killing Monica by Candace Bushnell
Pages: 320
Summary: The premise of this novel is actually interesting. The story centers around the creation of the fictional character Monica. Monica was created when author P.J. Wallis and her younger sister were children and had a hard time making friends. Years later, P.J. Wallis is in need of a bestselling book and remembers her beloved character Monica. Instantaneously, Monica and P.J. are the toast of the town and are soon being courted by Hollywood to make the Monica series into movies. Enter the model SondraBeth. SondraBeth is from a rough background and is looking for her own big break. Soon, as Monica, she is the new queen of Hollywood. Both P.J. and SondraBeth are living the glamorous life but are quickly brought back down by betrayal and bad romantic relationships. After years apart the friends reconnect with the shared desire of being rid of Monica.

Review: A solid premise but the characters never are fully developed and remain unlikeable. The plot twist at the end between the readers and P.J.'s agent Henry is uninspired. This author normally writes really great books but this one just seemed thrown together. Do not recommend this book but do recommend the author.

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