I give this novel 2.5 stars out of 5. Didn't really like the anti-hero protagonist, but I think the author imagined readers being interested the heroine not liking her.
What was cool about this novel is the post Silent Film world that Vo created. I don't think she mentions any real world celebrities or power brokers in Hollywood, but all the archetypes are there: the king-like studio boss; the leading man the public doesn't know is gay; and the Siren Queen, a diva Chinese actress who is more ambitious than Katy Perry. That said, the supernatural elements were a bit much . . . if I was her editor, I would have had her tone it down because it distracted from the overall story.
Speaking of the story, it was pretty cookie cutter. What kept me reading was Vo's out-of-this-world prose — the chick can write!
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