Everyone Wants to Know
Kelly Loy Gilbert
(Author)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
A ripped-from-the-tabloids, "achingly wrought" (BookPage, starred review) young adult drama by critically acclaimed author Kelly Loy Gilbert about a girl's famous-for-being-famous family fracturing from within as their dirty laundry gets exposed. The Lo family sticks together. That's what Honor has been told her whole life while growing up in the glare of the public eye on Lo and Behold, the reality show about her, her four siblings, and their parents. Their show may be off the air, but the Lo family members still live in the spotlight as influencers churning out podcasts, bestselling books, and brand partnerships. So when Honor's father announces that he's moving out of their northern California home to rent an apartment in Brooklyn, Honor's personal upset becomes the internet's trending B-list celebrity trainwreck--threatening the aspirational image the Los' brand (and livelihood) depends on. After one of her best friends leaks their private conversation to a gossip site, bruised and betrayed Honor pours all her energy into reuniting her family. With her parents 3,000 miles apart, her siblings torn into factions, and all of them under claustrophobic public scrutiny, this is easier said than done. Just when Honor feels at her lowest, a guarded yet vulnerable boy named Caden comes into her life and makes her want something beyond the tight Lo inner circle for the first time. But is it fair to open her heart to someone new when the people she loves are teetering on the edge of ruin? As increasingly terrible secrets come to light about the people Honor thought she knew best in the world, she's forced to choose between loyalty to her family and fighting for the life she wants.
Product Details
Price
$19.99
$18.59
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publish Date
June 13, 2023
Pages
384
Dimensions
5.9 X 8.3 X 1.4 inches | 1.0 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781665901369
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Kelly Loy Gilbert is an experienced author who believes in utilizing the power of stories to illuminate shared humanity and give voice to complex, broken people. The author of Conviction, a William C. Morris Award finalist, she currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area. For more information, visit kellyloygilbert.com.
Reviews
*Gilbert's novel is illuminating, nuanced, and salacious as it astutely explores the complexities of being mixed-race and in the public eye...Everyone Wants to Know revels in its dramatic plot and shrewd examination of toxic, codependent families.--Shelf Awareness *STARRED REVIEW* "7/14/23"
*Complete with realistic dialogue and achingly wrought emotion, Everyone Wants to Know is a thought-provoking novel about empathy, individuality and toxicity that reminds readers of social media's power to distort reality, and that behind the accounts are real people whose real stories you know nothing about. --BookPage *STARRED REDVIEW* "6/1/23"
*The book itself is the twist of a knife--but an exquisite one. --Booklist *STARRED REVIEW* "6/1/23"
*A fast-moving opening propels readers headfirst into the family's spectacle-like drama, while sensitively handled themes surrounding "mixed-race trauma," online privacy, and the consequences of cultivated personae round out the intensely emotional plot.--Publishers Weekly *STARRED REVIEW* "4/17/23"
An emotional roller coaster grounded by achingly authentic characters--Kirkus "4/15/23"
*The latest from Gilbert thoughtfully explores how perfection is only surface deep. Readers won't be able to put down this absorbing novel.--School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW "09/22/2023"
*Complete with realistic dialogue and achingly wrought emotion, Everyone Wants to Know is a thought-provoking novel about empathy, individuality and toxicity that reminds readers of social media's power to distort reality, and that behind the accounts are real people whose real stories you know nothing about. --BookPage *STARRED REDVIEW* "6/1/23"
*The book itself is the twist of a knife--but an exquisite one. --Booklist *STARRED REVIEW* "6/1/23"
*A fast-moving opening propels readers headfirst into the family's spectacle-like drama, while sensitively handled themes surrounding "mixed-race trauma," online privacy, and the consequences of cultivated personae round out the intensely emotional plot.--Publishers Weekly *STARRED REVIEW* "4/17/23"
An emotional roller coaster grounded by achingly authentic characters--Kirkus "4/15/23"
*The latest from Gilbert thoughtfully explores how perfection is only surface deep. Readers won't be able to put down this absorbing novel.--School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW "09/22/2023"