Cover Story: A Novel by Susan Rigetti
After a rough year at NYU, aspiring writer Lora Ricci is thrilled to land a summer internship at ELLE magazine where she meets Cat Wolff, contributing editor and enigmatic daughter of a clean-energy mogul. Cat takes Lora under her wing, soliciting her help with side projects and encouraging her writing.
As a friendship emerges between the two women, Lora opens up to Cat about her financial struggles and lost scholarship. Cat’s solution: Drop out of NYU and become her ghostwriter. Lora agrees and, when the internship ends, she moves into Cat’s suite at the opulent Plaza Hotel. Writing during the day and accompanying Cat to extravagant parties at night, Lora’s life quickly shifts from looming nightmare to dream-come-true. But as Lora is drawn into Cat’s glamorous lifestyle, Cat’s perfect exterior cracks, exposing an illicit, shady world.
A whip-smart and delightfully inventive writer, Susan Rigetti brilliantly pieces together a perceptive, humorous caper full of sharp observations about scam culture. Composed of diary entries, emails, FBI correspondence, and more, Cover Story is a fresh, fun, and wholly original novel that takes readers deep into the codependency and deceit found in a relationship built on power imbalance and lies.
Now here comes my review without spoilers….
I really enjoyed the story especially the aspect of the diary of Lora Ricci. I thought it made the story seem interesting. I definitely related to Lora. I thought it started off strong and kept my interest for almost the entire book. I read long and listened to it also with the Libby app. I’d definitely check it out. It’s a good read with a nice cast of characters and takes place on one of my favorite places ever, NYC. Definitely a unique format for a book.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review & Read.
