Perfectly Famous, Emily Liebert
Perfectly Famous, Emily Liebert
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Perfectly Famous

Author: Emily Liebert

Narrator: Tavia Gilbert, Natalie Naudus

Unabridged: 7 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/02/2020


Synopsis

From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Pretty Revenge—a “gripping tale of subterfuge, betrayal, and retribution” (Liv Constantine, bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish)—comes the story of a journalist obsessed with finding a crime novelist who disappears after a deadly attack on her beloved daughter.

As a mother and a famous author, Ward DeFleur has it all. She lives in a beautiful estate in picture-perfect Connecticut, along with her teenage daughter, Stevie, where nothing can go wrong. Until, one night, when Stevie is brutally murdered and Ward’s entire world is shattered. Consumed by panic and grief, Ward vows never to put pen to paper again.

Enter Bree Bennett.

Bree is a recently-divorced, former-journalist-cum-housewife, desperate to fill her days with something other than Pilates classes and grocery shopping. So she decides to start writing for the town newspaper. What begins as Bree’s effort to tell Ward’s tragic narrative turns into a fixation with finding her favorite author. Unfortunately, Ward doesn’t want to be found. Even worse, Stevie’s killer is still on the loose…

This harrowing tale of one woman’s infatuation and another woman’s fear is full of explosive surprises, perfect for fans of The Night Olivia Fell and Then She Was Gone.

About Emily Liebert

Emily Liebert is the author of six books and has been featured on the Today show and in publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Ladies’ Home Journal, People, The Washington Post, and many more. Emily lives with her husband and their two sons in Connecticut.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on August 10, 2020

Perfectly Famous should be renamed as “how you destroy a gripping mystery novel with few unrealistic, nonsense and unbelievably ridiculous pages and one of the worst endings!” I know the name is too long but that’s how I felt about the last ten percentage of my reading. From the beginning, the high t......more

Goodreads review by Bridgett on June 22, 2020

Well, that was disappointing. I had planned to rate this book four stars up until the very last page. While the story brought nothing new to the suspense genre, I really enjoyed the characters (especially Bree's mom), and the plot kept me engaged throughout. But then I read the final paragraphs. Ummm......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on July 02, 2020

3.5 stars! Perfectly Famous is about a mother and author named Ward DeFleur who has the perfect life until her daughter is murdered. Bree Bennett, a journalist, sets out to tell Ward’s story; however, Bree becomes obsessed with Ward. I thought this storyline was completely original and captivating, an......more

Goodreads review by JEN A on May 24, 2020

I received an advanced copy of this book from Net Galley and the publisher in return for an honest review. The release date for this book is 8 Jul 2020 This book has so much potential! In fact it would’ve been an amazing novel if the author had just left the last two pages out. This was a fast pace t......more

Goodreads review by Berit☀️✨ on May 26, 2020

This was a four-star read until the very last sentence and then... I do recognize that thriller readers are a tough crowd. I am sure it is difficult for an author to give you that perfect believable twist that doesn’t come completely out of left field. We don’t want books to be predictable, unbeliev......more


Quotes

"Liebert's latest, and quite intriguing, audiobook thriller features two skilled narrators. Tavia Gilbert voices Ward DeFleur, a famous author who retreats from public life after her teenage daughter, Stevie, is attacked and murdered. A fan of DeFleur's writing, the journalist Bree Bennett, voiced by Natalie Naudus, tries to find the elusive author and solve Stevie's murder. . . . Naudus stands out with her chilling portrayal of a male suspected killer shouting in an explosive rage. The author confesses to changing the novel's last line and, hence, the ending, at the very last minute. Hearing this final horrific scene unfold in audio makes for a bombshell of an ending."