by Kayla Rae Whitaker
Published January 31 2017 by Random House
Finished 2/16/17
Like oil and water, Mel and Sharon would appear on the outside to be the types that don't blend together. But the more we get to know these friends, they seem like an old married couple in just how balanced their relationship is and how suited to each other they are.
Quirky Mel: Raised in Florida by a prostituting mother who died in prison. Mel and Sharon have made a very successful animated film of Mel's crazy life, resulting in a grant to do another.
Sensible Sharon: Grew up in a dysfunctional family in Kentucky, feeling a disconnect with them all, having only one best friend in the neighbor boy who probably influenced her life the most, for good or bad. Now it's Sharon turn to have her life flashed up on the big screen, but she has her reservations about the aftermath. Just as she kept Mel sane through her story, now it's Mel keeping things copacetic even through some very bad times.
This is just the tip of the iceberg. You can see the Titanic off in the distance about to smash into that iceberg and set the plot spinning off in unimaginable ways. That is not a bad thing. It is very, very good. Wrought with emotions, fantastic dialog, and deep subplots mixed with sharp humor, wisdom, and originality. I couldn't put it down.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher.
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