A review by natreadthat
Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show by Bethany Joy Lenz

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5.0

Catching One Tree Hill at 7PM on the CW on my “old school” tv and VHS combo set is a core memory of my middle/high school days. 👵🏼 
 
More than a decade later (ouch), OTH is still one of my guilty pleasures. It’s so bad, so melodramatic, it’s good—the angsty music, the basketball hotties, the nostalgia. I still love it. So of course I had to read this book. 
 
Bethany Joy Lenz, our beloved Haley, finally spills all. How she never fit in as a child, the joy of finally finding a sense of belonging within theater and acting, and eventually, feeling the love of her found church family. Although many people know Lenz from OTH, the show remains mostly in the periphery. The majority of the memoir focuses on Lenz unveiling how she was emotionally abused and manipulated out of family, friends, dream roles, millions of dollars, and some of life’s most precious moments. 
 
What a rollercoaster. Light in tone thanks to good writing, sarcasm, and wit, but definitely some heavy content. It’s always great when an audiobook is read by the author. It’s even better when OTH co-stars cameo in it. 
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