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The Actor
The Actor | Chris MacDonald
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TO ACHIEVE GREATNESS, HE MUST SACRIFICE EVERYTHING... Discover 2024's most original new thriller, a story of glamour, secrets and obsession... "This compelling psychological thriller set in the acting world is both uncompromising and unsettling, with deeply layered characters and a narrative voice that grabs you from the opening line and won't let you go. Fascinating." Alex Michaelides, no.1 international bestselling author of The Silent Patient ***** At long last, Adam Sealey has an Oscar within reach. Working with his controversial former mentor, Jonathan, he's given the performance of a lifetime, and he almost believes it might be worth the cost. Because Adam subscribes to "the method". It's the secret that the world's greatest actors swear by - digging into their darkest, most personal traumas to bring a role to life. And Adam's greatest trauma is worse than most. Losing his mother when he was just a boy. A forced choice between the success he craved and the girl he loved. And that night back in drama school, the night of Adam's darkest secret, when everyone knows about the dead body, but nobody suspects the truth. And then he gets a message: someone knows. And if they tell, everything Adam's worked for will come crashing down.
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After a controversial career so far, Adam Sealey's role in 'Woodsman' has brought him within an inch of a long-awaited Oscar. Adam is sure he owes it all to his former mentor, Jonathan, a teacher at The Conservatoire, who champions 'the method' or method acting: where an actor uses their darkest secrets & traumas to tap into that depth of emotion for the role. (continued)

OutsmartYourShelf The narrative alternates between Adam's current acting career & back during his time at The Conservatoire. Adam gradually falls under the sway of Jonathan, who pits the pupils against each other for the lead roles. Adam is one of the most affected & he lets it turn him into a self-obsessed a**hole quite frankly. This cut-throat competition & the depth of trauma-mining they are expected to do eventually leads to tragedy. 3mo
OutsmartYourShelf If you're looking for a fast-paced read with plenty of action, then look elsewhere - this is definitely a slow burn book. None of the characters (save perhaps Nina) are very likeable but something keeps you reading. 3.5🌟

TWs: self-harm, mental health issues, alcohol & drug use.

My thanks to #NetGalley & publishers, Penguin Random House/Michael Joseph, for the opportunity to read an ARC.
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DieAReader 🥳Great! 3mo
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