Author(s): Rebecca Kuang

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Athena Liu is a literary darling. Juniper Hayward is literally nobody. When Athena dies in a freak accident, Juniper steals her unpublished manuscript and publishes it as her own under the ambiguous name June Song. But as evidence threatens Juniper's stolen success, she will discover exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves. What happens next is entirely everyone else's fault.    

STAFF REVIEW by Eve

Dark, twisting and highly entertaining. June Hayward is a self-loathing, unsuccessful author who sees her opportunity to snatch fame when her friend who is a literary genius suddenly dies and leaves the unread manuscript to her new novel behind. June spirals down a rabbit hole of lies and manipulation as she tries to hold on to what she shouldn’t have. A truly gripping read for a novel with such an insane protagonist. This book is like watching a very slow car crash and you just can't look away.