OnceUponAWaxingMoon

I like to consider myself someone who’s always looking ahead towards the next great read but that doesn’t mean that I’m immune from remembering the books I’ve read in the past and wondering where they are and what they’re getting up to.

That said, I’ve been thinking about a book I read when I was younger but I can’t remember what it was called or who wrote it. As you can imagine, this has been driving me INSANE!

It was about a young female singer who was in a band but one of the members died. She gets scouted and becomes this huge superstar (don’t know whether or not this is the title!) but is conflicted about losing contact with her friends and going on without the band. I remember she has this manager who’s pretty pushy (something is making me think his name was Ray/ Ray Jay or Paul...?) and that she ended up having an affair with a backing dancer that turned out to be orchestrated by the manager. I remember at one point the backing singer swoops her away in a car or something and she finds his phone the next morning with texts from the manager.

I also remember a talk-show host who, at first, she didn’t know how to handle before ending the book confidently talking with him. I also remember that she was meant to have a rivalry with another singer (which was staged for media attention and the MC knew nothing to very little about) before they stepped out and sang together (pretty much as an eff you to her manager and the backing singer).

I know it had a pink (also maybe purple) cover with a glitter ball or microphone on and I’m pretty certain it was written by a male author. I’ve done research from another book I remember having at the same time and that one was published in 2003 so I don’t know whether that helps!

I’ve been scrolling pages and pages of book lists and have gotten nowhere! If anyone knows what this book is PLEASE let me know and put me out of my misery!

If you don’t know, please share this post around so it might be read by someone who DOES know. I always regretted getting rid of this book and I would love to be able to read the story again!

Any and all help or advice is appreciated!

I was tagged by the wicked @iaminiquity. Thank you m’dear!

Rules: You can only say guilty or innocent. You are not allowed to explain anything unless someone messages you or asks you. (oh shit.)

Asked someone to marry you? innocent Kissed one of your friends? guilty Danced on a table in a bar or tavern? innocent Ever told a lie? guilty Had feelings for someone whom you can’t have? guilty Ever kissed someone of the opposite sex? innocent Ever kissed someone of the same sex? guilty Kissed a picture? guilty Slept in until 5pm? innocent Fallen asleep at work or school? innocent Held a snake? innocent Been suspended from school? innocent Stolen something? guilty Done something you regret? guilty Laughed until something you were drinking came out of your nose? guilty Caught a snowflake on your tongue? innocent Kissed in the rain? innocent Sat on a roof top? innocent Sang in the shower? guilty Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on? innocent Slept naked? guilty Made a boyfriend/girlfriend cry? innocent Been in a band? innocent Shot a gun? innocent Donated blood? innocent Eaten alligator meat? innocent Eaten cheesecake? guilty Still loved someone you shouldn’t? guilty Have/had a tattoo? innocent Been too honest? guilty Ruined a surprise? innocent Ate in a restaurant and got really bloated that you can’t walk after? innocent Erased someone in your friends list? guilty Dressed in a man’s clothes? innocent Dressed in a woman’s clothes? guilty Joined a pageant? innocent Been told that you’re beautiful by someone who totally meant what they said? guilty Still have communication with your ex? innocent Cheated on someone? innocent Got totally drunk one night when you had an important exam the next morning? innocent A total stranger treated you by paying your fare? innocent Got so angry that you cried? guilty Tried to stay away from someone for their own good? innocent Actually murdered someone? ... innocent. Thought about mass murder? innocent Actually committed a mass murder? innocent Rode in a stranger’s vehicle? guilty Stalked someone? innocent Had a girlfriend? innocent Had a boyfriend? innocent Totally drunk during a holiday? innocent

(Side note: isn’t it funny that when you type a word over and over again it stops looking like a real word?)