🎧 ARC Review: Acts of Violet by Margarita Montimore

My review: 4⭐

I am a big fan of magicians, so I was excited for this one.

Violet is a famous magician that mysteriously vanished during an act. Was it intentional or did something sinister happen?
Now it’s the 10 year anniversary of her disappearance and people want answers, well most people. Her estranged sister, Sasha, isn’t too keen on learning what happened to Violet. Nor is she keen on speaking to Cameron, the podcast host. Can he convince her to be interviewed and maybe solve this mystery together?

The podcast transcripts of what fans and haters thought of Violet was my favorite part.

I am so glad I listened to this one! I enjoyed everything about the audio, especially the extra sound effects that made the story come alive. Fabulous performance by Brittany Pressley, Amy McFadden, Dan Bittner, Fred Berman, Hillary Huber, Johnny Heller, Katharine Chin, Ramon de Ocampo, Suzanne Toren, and Alejandro Ruiz. I love when there are multiple narrators because it makes the story flow along nicely. A pretty long listen at 11 hours and 9 minutes and easy at 2x. Definitely listen to this one if you can.

Overall, I was really invested in the story and I just had to know what happened to Violet. I am happyish with how it all played out. I’d be excited to read/listen to more work from this author in the future.

*Thanks to Macmillan Audio USA, Margarita Montimore and NetGalley for the advance audiobook. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*

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Book blurb: Release date ~ July 5, 2022

From Margarita Montimore, the author of GMA Book Club pick and national bestseller Oona Out of Order, Acts of Violet is a dazzling and twisty new novel about a famous magician who disappears, leaving her sister to figure out what really happened.

Nearly a decade ago, iconic magician Violet Volk performed her greatest trick yet: vanishing mid-act. Though she hasn’t been seen since, her hold on the public hasn’t wavered. While Violet sought out the spotlight, her sister Sasha, ever the responsible one, took over their mother’s salon and built a quiet life for her daughter, Quinn. But Sasha can never seem to escape her sister’s orbit or her memories of their unresolved, tumultuous relationship. Then there’s Cameron Frank, determined to finally get his big break hosting a podcast devoted to all things Violet—though keeping his job hinges on an exclusive interview with Sasha, the last person who wants to talk to him.

As the ten-year anniversary approaches, the podcast picks up steam, and Cameron’s pursuit of Sasha becomes increasingly intrusive. He isn’t the only one wondering what secrets she might be keeping: Quinn, loyal to the aunt she always idolized, is doing her own investigating. Meanwhile, Sasha begins to experience an unsettling series of sleepwalking episodes and coincidences, which all lead back to Violet. Pushed to her emotional limits, Sasha must finally confront the most painful truths about her sister, and herself, even at the risk of losing everything.

Alternating between Sasha’s narration and Cameron’s podcast transcripts, interspersed with documents that offer a tantalizing peek at Violet herself, Acts of Violet is an utterly original, propulsive story of fame, deception, and forgiveness that will make you believe in magic.

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