Samara is flying across the country from a staid life in New Jersey to glitzy, sunshiny California to start her dream job in the fashion industry with legendary designer Antonio Mota. Samara’s ideas help her win favor in her new position, but soon she is plagued by unexplained happenings, including troubling visions, nightmares, and awful sounds in the night. As the pressure at work ramps up ahead of a critically important fashion show, Samara becomes unsure of her reality. She soon discovers cracks in the foundation of the House of Mota and realizes that behind the glamour is a history built on abuse and tragedy. Frankie Corzo narrates YA author Rivera’s (
Barely Floating) adult debut with impeccably paced urgency, capturing Samara’s increasingly fraught psyche and horror when she comprehends the abuses wrought by the fashion industry.
VERDICT A slow-burn horror that deftly explores class, race, politics, power, and gender. Recommended for fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Silver Nitrate and Zakiya Dalila Harris’s The Other Black Girl.
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