060 - The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes by Elissa R Sloan
Gen and Jette introduce a new episode category\u2014Bookstagram Made Me Do It! We see so many incredible books on Instagram and we want to talk about some of the ones we had to get our hands on immediately. So we\u2019re starting with The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes by Elissa R. Sloan.
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\nIn the same vein as Daisy Jones and the Six, Sloan\u2019s debut novel follows the rise and fall of the fictional pop girl group Gloss. The story plays out across two timelines through four perspectives. Each Gloss girls gets a chance to tell her story. If you loved Daisy Jones, don\u2019t miss The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes. It\u2019s the perfect balance of early 2000s nostalgia and the darker side of fame.
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\nCW: suicide, rape
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\nShow Notes:
\nWho remembers Britney dancing with the snake at the 2001 VMAs and Christina\u2019s Dirrty video?
\nWe had a lot of fun reminiscing about early 2000s Justin Timberlake, American Idol, Kelly Clarkson, and The Spice Girls.
\nMerry\u2019s wardrobe malfunction in the book definitely reminded us of Janet Jackson and her Super Bowl Halftime malfunction with Justin Timberlake. It even has its own wikipedia entry.
\nIt\u2019s hard to believe all of this was 20 years ago. Time is a flat circle.
\nSomething that took Gen way too long to realize: Illuminated Eyes is a play on real life band Bright Eyes.
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