I'm not a fan of two timelines at once. I perferred Carolyn's point of view. I liked the ending. The author didn't paint Hollywood in a positive light. I liked how it was both historical fiction and mystery. Enjoyable overall.

Historical fiction showing the not so glamorous side of Hollywood. Drugs, money, misogyny, murder... It's all there. From page one, I was hooked. The pacing was steady and kept things moving along. It was a bit predictable at times, but that didn't take away from it, I found myself staying up late to find out how it would all end- which to me is a sign of a good book.

It's not badly written, and it's an interesting (fictional) look at the golden age of Hollywood, but it's filled with cliches and is too predictable to be truly enjoyable.

Carolyn was the granddaughter of one of the brightest stars in Hollywood. At the height of her career, though, she left the industry and lived a quiet life. As Carolyn is going through a divorce, she brings her teenage daughter along to go through the memorabilia and rediscover memories from her youth. The more Carolyn goes through the ephemera of her grandma's life, she feels she knows her less. This book is told in alternating timelines, with Lily Adams and Carolyn telling the current and past tale.
Lily, though, made sure she left clues her grandaughter was bound to find as she carried out her grandma's wishes.
In the meantime she navigates the difficulty her teen daughter is going through, reconnecting with a neighbor who shared her childhood, and a cousin coming to help.
Add to all this a mystery: how was Lily Adams involved in the brutal murder of the other top star of the time period?
I loved this book!
Thank you to Lake Union Publishing, Sara Blaydes, and NetGalley for a digital ARC of this title in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

Enjoyable book about Old Hollywood, motherhood, friendship, & moving on. Carolyn is cleaning out her grandmother’s house when she stumbles upon items that suggest she had a secret. Told in dual timeline, Carolyn & her grandmother, Lily Adams. She was once a Hollywood “It Girl”, so what made her walk away from it all? I enjoyed Lily’s pov the best, but I’m a fan of the glamour of Old Hollywood. Writing was good, so I would check out this author’s next book.

I loved this one so much . It is a mystery wrapped in historical fiction about old Hollywood. It exposes the ways men still devalue women in most industries and makes you think of the Weinstein scandal .
It also makes you wonder who the characters are based on .
Thanks to net galley and Lake Union for letting me review book