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Ol’ Hollywood

Windhall by Ava Barry

April 11, 2021 by Jake Leave a Comment

Sigh. Why can’t books like this be easier to review? There’s so much to like about Ava Barry’s debut novel Windhall…and so much that grated on my nerves. I really wanted to push this to a charity first-book-4-star review and I just couldn’t. The book kind of feels like the version of the decaying mansion at the center of the story: beautiful and glamorous but uninhabitable and far past its prime. Probably easier with this one to pull out the old good/bad formula: Good: -The book […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Ava Barry, Film Industry, los angeles, mystery, Old Hollywood, Windhall

Jake's CBR13 Review No:56 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Ava Barry, Film Industry, los angeles, mystery, Old Hollywood, Windhall ·
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Windhall

“Everyone loves a beautiful dead girl.”

Windhall by Ava Barry

March 21, 2021 by Halbs 2 Comments

Windhall is a novel about Hollywood, the way men treat women, fame, obsession, and Los Angeles. Hailey is an antisocial journalist at a counterculture zine turned blog (I think) in LA. He is obsessed with the decades old murder of a Hollywood star at the home of an infamous director. His obsession weaves in with his own family’s story, as well as the DNA of modern day Los Angeles. It’s hard for him to separate the glamour and allure of the city with the facts, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Ava Barry, California Noir, L.A. Noir, LA Noir, los angeles, neo-noir, Old Hollywood, Old Hollywood Glamour

Halbs's CBR13 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Ava Barry, California Noir, L.A. Noir, LA Noir, los angeles, neo-noir, Old Hollywood, Old Hollywood Glamour ·
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