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Cassidy Holmes isn't just a celebrity.
She is "Sassy Gloss," the fourth member of the hottest pop group America has ever seen. Hotter than Britney dancing with a snake, hotter than Christina getting dirrty, Gloss was the pop act that everyone idolized. Fans couldn't get enough of them, their music, and the drama that followed them—until the group's sudden implosion in 2002. And at the center of it all was Sassy Cassy, the Texan with a signature smirk that had everyone falling for her.
But now she's dead. Suicide.
The world is reeling from this unexpected news, but no one is more shocked than the three remaining Glossies. Before the group split fifteen year ago, Rose, Merry and Yumi each had a special bond with Cassidy. But after years apart, each of them is wondering: what could they have done?
Told in multiple perspectives—including Cassidy herself—and different timelines—this is a behind-the-scenes look into the rise and fall of a pop icon.
"A witty, bright, hilarious—and at times devastating—read." —Amanda Eyre Ward, New York Times–bestselling author of The Jetsetters
"Exhilarating." —Harper's Bazaar
"13 Reasons Why meets Daisy Jones & The Six...it will keep you turning until the last page." —Teen Vogue
"Get out your butterfly clips, put on some Spice Girls, and call your gal pals after reading this tale of friendship and the dark side of fame." —Good Housekeeping
"Spirited and expertly plotted." —Publishers Weekly, starred review
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- ISBN: 9780063009455
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- ISBN: 9780063009455
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Publisher's Weekly
Starred review from July 27, 2020
Sloan takes on the fraught topic of mental illness coupled with the pressure of fame in her sensational debut. As three members of a fading pop group are doing a London radio interview, they learn that their fourth member, Cassidy Holmes, who left the group in 2002 after they rose to international stardom, has committed suicide in Los Angeles. Sloan then flashes back to 1999, with Cassidy coming in second on a singing competition show. Cassidy is then tapped to audition for a Spice Girls-esque group called Gloss. She gets the gig and is christened “Sassy” Gloss, and she and her bandmates Yumi (aka Tasty), Rose (aka Rosy) and Merry (aka Cherry) sell out concert venues across the planet, getting press for their alleged infighting and party mishaps as much as for their #1 hits. But in 2002, after one of Cassidy’s friends suffers life-threatening injuries in a car accident that Cassidy blames herself for, Cassidy walks away from the group in despair. The dark side of fame is evident throughout this spirited and expertly plotted story, especially in characterizations of abusive musician Stephen St. James and Gloss’s ruthless manager, Peter. The author creates an unforgettable heroine in Cassidy and convincingly explores the depth of her depression. Sloan's debut will leave readers eagerly awaiting her next outing. (Sept.)Correction: The author's last name was incorrect in a previous version of this review.
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