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Usually I am all for a book told from multiple POVs, but at times the plot of this book suffered because of it.

There are three main characters who narrate the story: Vera �� the up and coming Mexican actress, Nancy �� the self-absorbed talentless wannabe, and Salome whose story takes place in ancient times. On top of these narrators, there are various cast and crew of the film giving their side of the story in an interview type fashion. There are also excerpts from a gossip rag.

While I can see how the author was trying to weave together the three women's stories to show their similarities, it was not always successful. The abrupt POV changes were at times jarring and became tedious after awhile.

The plot itself is extremely slow moving until the last 10% where it flies by. This is also the only part of the book where the rapid POV changes work and are a welcome storytelling device.

Even though the ending was exciting, I did feel it was too abrupt. As a reader, I had been slogging along through these characters' inner monologues and lack of forward moving plot, and when something dramatic finally happened (which is something the blurb promises), it gets a couple pages and the book promptly ends! It was frustrating, to say the least.

I did really enjoy the way the author portrayed Vera's struggles with experiencing racism and microaggressions, and as much as I hated Nancy, her POVs were done in a way that made me want to keep reading despite how much I couldn't stand her.

Thank you NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group for the eARC for review.