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Hot Wax
by M.L. Rio
At ten years old, Suzanne hit the road with her father's band, Gil and the Kills, as they set out on a cross-country tour. As the band's popularity began to rise, tension starts to build between band members. This tension eventually comes to a peak as a crime brings about the end of the band, but not the infamy that will follow them for decades. Nearly 30 years later, Suzanne has left that life far behind and settled down with her husband in the suburbs. But when she learns of her father's sudden death, she leaves her carefully built life behind to go find answers.
This book is a completely different beast than If We Were Villains, but it shares the same compelling storytelling, haunting prose, and incredible character work. The pace is pretty slow, but there's a tension going throughout the whole book that really makes you want to keep going. I was hooked from the start. The writing felt incredibly atmospheric too. You could smell the cigarettes and feel the sticky floors of the concert venues. The world of this rock band and their life on the road felt so alluring, like you were under the same spell Suzanne was under.
This book is written in two timelines, alternating between Suzanne's life on the road with her father, and her life now as an adult. In a lot of ways, the timelines mirror each other. There's a focus on cycles of abuse and breaking free of expectations.
I just thought this was so well done.
Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster for the ARC!
This book is a completely different beast than If We Were Villains, but it shares the same compelling storytelling, haunting prose, and incredible character work. The pace is pretty slow, but there's a tension going throughout the whole book that really makes you want to keep going. I was hooked from the start. The writing felt incredibly atmospheric too. You could smell the cigarettes and feel the sticky floors of the concert venues. The world of this rock band and their life on the road felt so alluring, like you were under the same spell Suzanne was under.
This book is written in two timelines, alternating between Suzanne's life on the road with her father, and her life now as an adult. In a lot of ways, the timelines mirror each other. There's a focus on cycles of abuse and breaking free of expectations.
I just thought this was so well done.
Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster for the ARC!