Book Review: Cover Story
*Spoiler-Free Review*
Synopsis (taken from Goodreads):
After a rough year at NYU, aspiring writer Lora Ricci is thrilled to land a summer internship at ELLE magazine where she meets Cat Wolff, contributing editor and enigmatic daughter of a clean-energy mogul. Cat takes Lora under her wing, soliciting her help with side projects and encouraging her writing.
As a friendship emerges between the two women, Lora opens up to Cat about her desperate struggles and lost scholarship. Cat’s solution: Drop out of NYU and become her ghostwriter. Lora agrees and, when the internship ends, she moves into Cat’s suite at the opulent Plaza Hotel. Writing during the day and accompanying Cat to extravagant parties at night, Lora’s life quickly shifts from looming nightmare to dream-come-true. But as Lora is drawn into Cat’s glamorous lifestyle, Cat’s perfect exterior cracks, exposing an illicit, shady world.
A whip-smart and delightfully inventive writer, Susan Rigetti brilliantly pieces together a perceptive, humorous caper full of sharp observations about scam culture. Composed of diary entries, emails, FBI correspondence, and more, Cover Story is a fresh, fun, and wholly original novel that takes readers deep into the codependency and deceit found in a relationship built on power imbalance and lies.
Cover Story by Susan Rigetti: 4/5 Stars
Gonna keep this one short & sweet! I read this in one sitting, not the norm for me but it’s such a quick read.
Cover Story is told through a series of diary entries, FBI reports, newspaper articles, Slack messages, and emails. Basically, this is the story of con artist “Cat Wolff” and how she scammed many people throughout New York City and beyond.
This light, fun read was just what I needed after finishing Night Road which is much heavier and darker.
If you’ve seen Inventing Anna, The Dropout, or any of those types of shows, I think you would LOVE Cover Story. Highly recommended for anyone looking for an easy & entertaining summer read!
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