*Favorite Alert* Hollywood, Ending by John Green

{I finished this book in one day largely in part because of the fantastic narration by Julia Whelan and Zachary Chastain! Thank you @prhaudio for the gifted audiobook.}

“You made it safe for me, to go to the deepest places, the places that don’t feel settled.” 

“When you love someone, part of their pain becomes yours, I guess.”

Tender. Heartbreaking. Funny.

This book gave me vibes of “Into the Blue” that I read earlier this year.  But, perhaps a little more tightly written at just over 300 pages.

Hollywood, Ending is a story of two young rising actors—Juniper and Kai—who fall in love while also dealing with personal traumas.  These characters are so well developed.  It’s a look what celebrities do to be in a the spotlight, when like many of us, they just love what they do.  They love the acting part, not the press junkets, or the carefully curated social media feed.  The machine of it all.  We think we know so much about them, but do we really?  And why should we know everything about their lives, anyway!?  The industry is so calculated and curated.

I really like the observation style that John Green writes.  He does his homework on all the details.  Like the cover, this story felt so vivid.  This author is known for his YA, but this is firmly an adult story involving sex and heavier themes of child abuse and sexual assualt.

This one will definitely be on my favorites list!