The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes

"The Unraveling ofCassidy Holmes is a page-turning peek inside the glamour and brutality oflife as a pop star. Sloan takes us on a wild ride through the world of musicvideo shoots, expensive hotels, and arena tours--showing us the darkness thatthreatens just below the surface." --Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of DaisyJones and The Six

"I didn't know I was waiting for a smart, literary writerto craft a novel about the rise and fall of a teen star akin to Britney Spearsuntil I discovered The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes. Awitty, bright, hilarious--and at times devastating--read. I loved it." --Amanda Eyre Ward, New York Times bestselling author of The Jetsetters

Cassidy Holmes isn't just a celebrity.

Sheis "Sassy Gloss," the fourth member of the hottest pop group America has everseen. Hotter than Britney dancing with a snake, hotterthan Christina getting dirrty, Gloss was the pop act that everyone idolized. Fans couldn't get enough of them, their music, and the drama that followed them like moths to a flame--until thegroup's sudden implosion in 2002. And at the center of it all was Sassy Cassy, the Texan with a signature smirk that had everyone falling for her.

Butnow she's dead. Suicide.

Theworld is reeling from this unexpected news, but no one is more shocked than thethree remaining Glossies. Fifteen years ago, Rose, Merry, and Yumi had beenthe closest to Cassidy, and this loss is hitting them hard. Before the group split, they each had a special bond with Cassidy--truths they told, secrets theyshared. But after years apart, each of them is wondering: what could they have done?

Told in multiple perspectives--including Cassidyherself--and different timelines, this is a behind-the-scenes look into the riseand fall of a pop icon, and a penetrating examination of the dark side ofcelebrity and the industry that profits from it.