How to Die Famous

Name: How to Die Famous
Brand: Hachette Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Benjamin Dean
ISBN: 9781668641293

Author: Benjamin Dean

Narrator: Nerissa Bradley, Chase Brown, Troy Glasgow, Julie Rogers

Unabridged: 9 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers

Published: 07/09/2024

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Crime, Performing Arts, LGBTQ+, Social Themes, Family

Synopsis

For fans of Little White Lies and Two Can Keep a Secret comes an addictive thriller about a budding teen celebrity secretly investigating his brother's suspicious death while navigating the highs and lows of fame.

Rising star Abel Miller has just landed a role in one of the hottest reboots on the Omni Channel, Sunset High. It looks like he’ll be yet another budding celebrity plucked from obscurity, but he has a secret: his brother, Adam, a mere production associate, died during the filming of the last attempt at Sunset High, and no one knows how... or why. Abel is going to find out.

But when he meets the other stars of the show— Lucky, Ryan, and Ella, along with creator Lake Carter— he realizes there’s even more darkness beneath the shimmer of fame. They all have their own secrets to hide, and one of them is willing to kill to keep it that way.

Author Bio

Benjamin Dean is a full-time author with a background in celebrity journalism. He has interviewed a host of glitzy celebrities and broke the news that Rihanna can't wink (she blinks, in case you were wondering). His award-winning middle-grade debut, Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow, was described as 'One of the most joyful books you'll read this year' (The Bookseller), and he's since gone on to publish The Secret Sunshine Project, as well The King is Dead and How to Die Famous for older readers. Benjamin can be found on Twitter as @notagainben tweeting about Rihanna and LGBTQ+ culture to his 10,000+ followers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Quill&Queer

This felt like a bit of a muddle of ideas, often borrowed from real life events, just pasted together. The blurb suggested a simpler plot - Abel's brother mysteriously fell off the roof of a building and died, and Abel is investigating what caused it. What we actually get is about 6 POVs, a convolute......more

Goodreads review by bookishcharli

reading it. I flew through it within a few hours because I found myself absolutely glued to the pages and just couldn’t put it down. There were a few moments where I thought I might be able to stop for a beat, but nope, a twist was thrown in and I was once again glued to the book right up until it’s......more

Goodreads review by Ⓢ

How To Die Famous is a multi point of view book centred around the Gen Z cast of Sunset High. Omni Channel’s flagship show has suffered in past seasons from an ominous “curse”. A star mysteriously disappeared, a cast member fell to his death from the roof… are any of them safe? Someone on set is dete......more