I was untouchable, unstoppable, hurtling down a path to immortality so rapidly, so immaculately, that not one person stopped to question how it all worked so well, a fortysomething man and a teenager being so inextricably linked. This book is painful, raw and brilliant. It's a perfect fictional companion to the reporting done by Ronan Farrow and Kantor & Twohey on the Weinstein/Hollywood sexual harassment, though Berman actually started her novel months before that story broke. The Comeback i

*** Super exciting news, this book is a BOTM pick as of today ** I highly recommend this book! I am going to start off this review with a bold statement for a bold book...this book struck me as a mix between My Dark Vanessa and Daisy Jones...there I said it. Now if you don't feel the same after reading this book, certainly don't blame me- that was just the vibe I got. Now that I got my disclaimer out of the way let's get on with this book that blew me away. Grace Turner is missing from Hollywood...

As soon as you grab this book, you think this is just about #Metoo movement and cursing more to the guy leaned on a walker throughout trails, dropping his Crocodile tears. But this book is beyond sexual allegations, psychical and mental tortures women have been enduring to take a leading role in LaLa land.This is amazing, realistic portrait of a childhood artist facing with the realities of the biggest industry of the world, learning how to survive without getting any emotional support of her lo...

June's Reading Vlog Video is up! Click the link to see where this one ranks (along with all my other June books! The Written Review "You know, I don't expect you to give me any special treatment, but I thought you could at least pretend to like me." Grace Turner - former child star, current disaster-girl - has spent the last year away from the public eye (aka hiding). Looking back, I felt ashamed of how much I wanted it all. She's newly sober and permanently numb, but for the

Ella Berman does such a good job of describing the ways Grace was psychologically abused by the man who plucked her out of nowhere at the age of thirteen, turned her into a star, but repeatedly tells her she’s messed up in the head and he knows her better than she knows herself. Like any abuser, her cuts her off from family and friends and anyone who might advocate on her behalf. At any age, there are people out there who can make you doubt your talent, but when you’re only thirteen, you’re espe...

Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for an egalley in exchange for an honest review. Why would an up and coming teen actress on the cusp of becoming one of the hottest tickets in show business suddenly disappear from Hollywood? We meet Grace Turner, one year after her dramatic departure, promising to live a life of sobriety and no drug abuse, Grace's relationships with her immediate family, husband, and friends are in shambles. But Grace is contemplating a return to the set if onl

3.75 stars There have been quite a few books in recent years that explore the topics brought up in the #metoo movement. I consider it a good thing that publishers are more willing to take on these type of stories. Now while I wouldn't say The Comeback is my favorite out of the ones I have read, I still found it to be a worthwhile read. I rarely bust out the quarter stars when rating a book but because I found the novel to be thought provoking I figured it was worthy of more than 3.5 stars.Grace

Hmmm well... where do I start with this one? The story highlights on Grace Turner a young star that rose quickly in Hollywood who disappears suddenly after a few years of fame. Ella Berman explores an intimate look at the life of a young woman trying to put her life back together after a tragedy. Grace turns to alcohol and drugs to cope with the horrible things that happened to her as a teenager on film sets and behind closed doors. Now a year later, Grace in her 20's is trying to put her life b...

I thought this book would be a straight shot of payback and retribution. However, my expectations were too low because it’s so much more. It’s a layered and nuanced story of a still young child star grasping to find herself and her voice living in the Hollywood spotlight. Clearing the fog moments at a time, Grace takes a step and then stops, paralized. Where is she going? And where has she been? Everyone asks, but she doesn’t know.I wasn’t sure that I liked Grace at first. Her interactions with

Five stunning stars. If this doesn’t end up being a summer bestseller, I’ll be quite disappointed.This is everything a fantastic novel can and should be. Raw and fucking beautiful, The Comeback deserves every bit of praise I’ve seen given to it. Praise for the writing, the characters, the emotion - it claims it with every paragraph.There’s so much I could say, but so little of it will do this beautiful book justice. It scooped my heart out of my chest, then carried it so lovingly that I didn’t c...

4 STARS Such a great read, I read it in one sitting!It was raw and addictive, I loved the writing and I find the story poignant!Grace's story broke my heart, I felt sorry for her!It deals with tough stuff and it's realistic and wild!It was fast paced and Grace's journey was emotional!I loved Grace and Esme’s relationship through the book.Grace and Dylan’s relatinship also was interesting, they have some great moments!If you are looking for something different than your usual reads you should de

I loved this! Beautifully written, gut wrenching, and haunting! I read through this and couldn't put it down!

Grace Turner is on the fast track to super stardom as a leading actress and muse for the famous film director Able Yorke. Able has carefully constructed Grace’s image in the media and on his film sets in an effort to keep her protected and focused. For eight years he has controlled every aspect of her life.Right before her first Golden Globe nomination, Grace Turner chooses to leave it all behind.For a year, she hides out in her parent’s home in Anaheim where her mom spends all day watching real...

"The most vicious demons have always been my own, and I’ve never learned how to protect myself from them."This was a very important and heavy read. It was definitely an eye-opening experience.

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Dark, raw, gritty and thoroughly engaging, THE COMEBACK by Ella Berman will twist your guts into knots, churn your thoughts into a roiling mélange of incredulity. A teen star is manipulated, used and mentally tortured for the benefit of the masses, her dysfunctional family and a manipulative director who may be the biggest monster of all. What could Grace do but run, hide, disappear? If she hadn’t, what would have happened to her, what would her final act say? Now she is back…older, broken, wise...

How, how, how can a book be so compelling and disquieting at the same time?! If you only read one other book this year You. Must, Read. This, One! Initially I was so frustrated as we meet Grace, her sister Esme, and their parents when a 23-year-old Grace leaves Anaheim to return to Venice after a year spent at home. Berman manages to take the "functional" out of dysfunctional as the family members all hurt each other and "walk on eggshells" before talking about anything of importance. Bouncing b...

The Comeback is the story of Grace Turner, who was plucked from anonymity by director Able Yorke to begin her movie career at the tender age of 13. She’s made multiple films and become a star under Able’s guidance - and manipulation. As the book opens, it’s been eight years since that first film, and we find Grace in a self-imposed exile from LA. Holed up at her parent’s home in Anaheim, she is aimless, numb, and toying with sobriety. After confrontations with her family, she heads back to her H...

What a great coming of age book! I really love this kind of book, haven't read one like this in awhile! Kept me engaged and was a fast read! More from this author please!!!

The Comeback by Ella Berman is published by the Berkley  Publishing Group. The novel follows the life of 23-year -old actress Grace Turner.  From a young age, she has been on the silver screen, tied to a director who views her as his muse. She has everything anyone in L. A. would kill for; fame, money, status, and beauty.   However, right when she was about to become a household name, she disappeared without a trace for a year.It is within this year where readers start to learn who Grace Turner

3.5 starsThe Comeback is a #MeToo story very reminiscent of the Harvey Weinstein stories we've heard in the media but this story is less about the predator and more about the impact it had on his victim - Grace. Grace was a star with her career soaring, but following abuse by her director Abel, she quietly fades into anonymity. Aiming to make a comeback and also face reality, Grace must admit to herself what happened and how she wants to see justice served - but Grace doesn't know what that look...

The ComebackThis book blew me away. It was so much more than I thought it would be. Yes, it's timely and almost voyeuristic in its portrayal of 'me too' era Hollywood. But it's so much more than that.It's a story of forgiveness and betrayal and family and roots and fame and self destruction... and ultimately it's a story of grace. It's no coincidence that the main character's name is Grace.Parts of this story hurt my heart to read. Parts enraged me and parts had shining undercurrents of joy if y...

I heard this described as a #metoo version of Daisy Jones and the Six, and I found that description very appropriate! I enjoyed this book and had a hard time putting it down. Grace, the main character, is so flawed but lovable. I loved reading about her back story of being an unknown child in England to insta star in Hollywood. I am not crazy about the cover but I will enjoy selling this title!

I don’t think this was what I was expecting, but none the less I was entranced in this heart wrenching book. It was so well written, characters were developed flawlessly, and pulled emotions out of me I didn’t know a book could pull! While it did have themes of the #metoo movement, it did so by telling a tale of a child star and those who abused her and how she chose to heal herself. Intense, dark, heart wrenching, but important is how I would describe this book! Highly recommend, but remember t...

Wow! Where to start. Ella Berman in her debut novel, really knocked this one out of the park. It not only captures the sentiments of the #MeToo movement, but it also shows that the entertainment industry can be brutal and psychologically controlling for young kids who get swept up in stardom at an early age unbeknownst to their own family. Who do they trust? Who is supposed to look after them?The story of Grace Turner is one worth reading. A young girl, gets the chance of a lifetime. Her family

Grace Turner is just another in a long line of Hollywood actresses discovered when she was fourteen. She is barely twenty one when she walks away from her career, her marriage, and her life. Everyone always envied her relationship with her mentor Abel Yorke, a powerful man who plucked her out of the crowd and made her a star. They might not envy Grace so much if they knew he verbally abused her, made her question her talent, distanced her from her family, left her with no self-esteem, and sexual...

When it is snowy and cold outside (and my car is buried under 2ft of ❄️ ), superspeed readers like me can read 250+ pages/hour, so yes, I have read the book … and many more today. LOLI requested and received a temporary digital Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley, the publisher and the author in exchange for an honest review. From the publisher, as I do not repeat the contents or story of books in reviews, I let them do it as they do it better than I do 😸.A deep dive into the psyche...

*early work perk read* (view spoiler)[There are going to be some big TWs for this book so I know it won't be for everyone. That being said, The Comeback is a vital addition to the conversation about women's agency especially in regards to the Harvey Fucksteins of the world.Some parts were really hard to read. Like made me rage cry, want-to-junk-punch-all-men-and-burn-the-patriarchy-to-the-ground, hard to read. But those moments were balanced with insightful introspection from Grace and emotional...

This book was wild — I have a lot of thoughts and feelings about this book. I was a little frustrated by the first 200 pages, because I thought Grace speaking at her former director/abuser’s lifetime achievement award ceremony and burning his shit to the ground would have come way earlier in the book, and instead it happened in the last 20 pages. It was so aggravating. I loved Grace and Esme’s evolving relationship through the book, and was equally frustrated and so pleased at how their relation...

I liked this book. Are you sure Ella Berman is a debut author? It didn't seem like it.However, this fact seemed apparent by the last page of my advance reader's copy. From 1st person, she switched to 2nd person. I was in shock. This is my pet-peeve. I don't see how the main character in the story could have done that. Is the MC writing a book? Who knows?This is why I'd rate this book a solid 4/5.The ending also seems like wishful thinking, but overall the book wasn't that bad. It actually exceed...