I do realize that I am in the minority here, but I didn't enjoy this book at all. Apart from me not liking Evelyn, which I do understand is something personal, something I was ready to overlook, this book didn't give me a single glimpse of how Hollywood was back in the 50s, 60s, etc.

This is not the story of a renowned actress. This is the story of a money/fame/power hungry woman, that also happens to be an actress.

I guess this was also my biggest pet peeve, because the fact that Evelyn was an actress was used as a background to add more intrigue to Evelyn's personal life. Her movies, interviews, events were sadly overlooked in favor of more "interesting" stuff, such as Evelyn's 100 marriages.

A character I did love though, was Celia St James. Celia had the poise and talent expected of an oscar winner and reading about her movies and awards was much more believable than reading about Evelyn's. I loved everything about her and I would have loved for her to be an even bigger part of the story. Also, I know everyone loves Evelyn, but how can we overlook the fact that she literally outed Celia? It doesn't matter the ended up together, she didn't wait to see IF Celia would say something herself, she just had to know! *rolls eyes*

Another thing that kinda did not sit well with me, was the writing style. I know I'm not a fan of stories heavy on the exposition, I prefer the events happening in "real time" so I know that this is not a subjective criticism of the book. What more, I found it a bit too convenient that Evelyn could remember the exact dialogue of every situation/conversation/moment of her life she wanted to detail to Monique.

All in all, this book wasn't for me, it didn't meet my expectations or the hype surrounding it, but I would definitely read something else from the author, if the format was different.