Let's Pretend is a novel about the worlds of acting and fame, as well as the kind of performances it inspires. It sounds like a perfect opportunity when former child actress Lily Thane is approached by her old stage school classmate Adam Harker for a phony relationship to dazzle the red carpet with. Her stuttering acting career appears to be on the mend, but she'll have to put up with their poisonous relationship. When Adam is discovered dead in a swimming pool, Lily suspects foul play and becomes engrossed in the investigation of who supplied the pills that killed him and whether they are still hazardous.
Lily's journey from reconciling with Adam after not seeing each other since stage school to unravelling the mystery of how he died is chronicled in this story. The early scenes immerse you in an upper-crust world of celebrity, party drugs, and money, where gossip and reputation are everything, and it's a horrifying world at times, with a cast of unlikeable characters and lots of reminders of life's fickle nature. Many of the acting aspects are similar to or rip-offs of existing objects, creating an image of a landscape that is near to reality, albeit it can be tedious to hear about at times.
Lily's journey from reconciling with Adam after not seeing each other since stage school to unravelling the mystery of how he died is chronicled in this story. The early scenes immerse you in an upper-crust world of celebrity, party drugs, and money, where gossip and reputation are everything, and it's a horrifying world at times, with a cast of unlikeable characters and lots of reminders of life's fickle nature. Many of the acting aspects are similar to or rip-offs of existing objects, creating an image of a landscape that is near to reality, albeit it can be tedious to hear about at times.