According to a Source

March 15, 2017
An undercover celebrity reporter discovers there are things more important than the latest exclusive.Ella Warren's life is a whirlwind. As a freelance reporter for the Life, a leading celebrity gossip magazine and website, she has become the secret queen of Hollywood nightlife. By day, she's dependable Ella, but by night she transforms into her alter ego, Bella, a regular at all the celebrity hot spots and the glamorous and outrageous after-parties where the press isn't allowed. Despite her dedication to her job, she does have a set of rules for herself so she doesn't cross the line and damage the confidence of her best friend, rising star and British heiress Holiday Hall. For one, Ella swears that she will report only on celebrity scandals that occur in public places and never divulge the sordid details she observes at Holiday's friends' homes. She also will never report on anything that would hurt Holiday or her closest friends. But after her long-term relationship with boyfriend and aspiring screenwriter Ethan crumbles and a demanding new editor-in-chief takes over at the magazine, Ella's promises, both personal and professional, become harder to keep. Cutthroat editor Victoria Davis makes her freelance staff crazy when she institutes a points policy to determine who will stay on and who will be fired. While Ella tries to rise to the top, she also must stop and question who she is along the way. Ella's friends and family are vivid and memorable, and the blind-item celebrity nomenclature, including -Rugged Award-Nominated Method Actor- and -Southern Girl-Next-Door Movie Star,- remains fresh and witty. Fast-paced and charming, the novel gives a glimpse into the secret world of celebrity--and celebrity reporting--that many readers will eat up like the latest tabloid or reality television show. The human side of Hollywood is revealed in Stern's strong debut.

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November 1, 2017

Ella Warren loves her job as a freelance undercover spy for The Life, an online Los Angeles gossip mag. She spends her evenings in swanky restaurants and nightclubs, searching for a juicy scoop for the morning edition, and her best friend, Holiday Hall, a gorgeous British heiress and up-and-coming actress, invites her to all the best parties. Ella has always refused to turn Holiday's doings into gossip fodder. But everything changes when a cutthroat manager takes over The Life with plans to drastically reduce freelance staff. Reporters must deliver exclusive stories or else. As the pressure mounts, Ella jeopardizes her relationships with her friends, lover, and family members to keep her job. Teens will see themselves in Ella, and Stern's use of descriptive aliases, combined with teasing bits of familiar entertainment news, will keep them guessing about the real celebrities behind the sobriquets. VERDICT Fans of celebrity gossip and fashion will be riveted by this predictable though entertaining read.-Cary Frostick, formerly at Mary Riley Styles Public Library, Falls Church, VA

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April 1, 2017
Stern's debut novel centers on Ella Warren, a freelancer for the Life, a gossip rag that tracks the outrageous antics of celebrities in Los Angeles. When the magazine's original editor in chief retakes the reins, she announces her intention to cut more than half of the freelance staff and sets up a competition among the existing freelancers to vie for their jobs. Suddenly, Ella is prioritizing going to clubs and parties in search of celebs behaving badly over her screenwriter boyfriend, who promptly dumps her rather than give her the engagement ring she was expecting. Ella doesn't stay unattached for long: she's soon romancing the handsome agent representing her best friend, a British heiress turned aspiring actress. But as the competition among the freelancers intensifies, Ella makes a blunder that puts several important relationships in jeopardy. Readers who relish celebrity gossip will have a blast trying to identify the various celebrities alluded to with such colorful descriptions as Older Multi-Oscar Winning Womanizer and Not-So-Innocent Oversexualized Pop Star in this fun, frothy read.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2017, American Library Association.)