Cassie is a struggling actress on the wrong side of thirty—or so her asshole agent likes to tell her. The few solid jobs and bit parts she booked early in her career are a distant memory. Now it’s all commercials for local car dealerships and ads for mindless mobile games. And those are the just the ones where they don’t ask her to take her clothes off.
After a rough audition for yet another gaggle of wrinkled old men, who sit and smoke and judge her, Cassie is ready to call it quits—until she stumbles upon an ad for Rabbit & Wand, an out of the way magic shop, that Magician’s Assistant. URGENT NEED. With bills to pay and no other prospects, Cassie decides to give it one last chance.
What follows is Cassie’s fun, flirty, and steamy adventure as the delectable assistant to The Great Sappho, a gorgeous young female magician whose act is as scandalous as it is sensational. Soon, The Great Sappho has Cassie questioning everything she ever thought she knew about life, art, and even her own sexuality.
Interesting story by a new to me author. I loved the premise. I was a little bemused during some parts but know that all gets revealed as the story unfolds.
I had assumed that, especially with the choice of title, that this would have been a simple, almost trivial, plot involving an actress and "devices". The fact that the book was much longer than the ones typical of that genre should have been my first clue.
The initial chapters should have been my second, as they were far deeper than the implicit "plot setup/sex/more sex" format - and well-written too.
I am not going to give any spoilers so seriously, read this book yourself and enjoy it as it definitely deserves the category of "Sapphic Romance".
(Also, if you do so, add your own review and try to encourage people to read this without giving any spoilers of the delightful blend of emotions, passion, fear and intrigue that is this story. I don't know which bits to highlight without giving things away but hopefully you will manage better!)
I liked this book but it left me so confused at many parts. I don't know if I was reading too fast or what but it was good overall and it made me cry because I related to Reggie so much. Growing up with something that isn't deemed normal in your body makes you grow up so much faster than you're supposed to and you don't really experience childhood. This book captured this so well, and left me in tears. Love it!