Between You and Me by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Krauss

If you have read the Nanny Diaries or any of the other books by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Krauss you think you know what to expect with this book and for the most part it does deliver on the behind the scenes lives of the untouchables, in this case a famous pop star and her assistant. But Between You and Me offers more than the predictable. The family ties that bind Kelsey and Logan and the stories that are buried deep within them add a depth to the predictable. This is an quick read but it is not always easy as the authors push the envelope and allow their characters to be truly real and not just caricatures.

While it is harder than the fluff one would expect from a summer read, it does deliver on those things that make a great summer read. The pace moves and the players are bigger than life. The characters are both empathetic and at times painfully pathetic. The decisions they make are at times dangerous but understandable considering the challenges of their circumstances. It is escapism, though at times I found myself preferring my own boring life the drama and pressure that the characters in this book endure.

This was another good vacation read, a break from the day to day and a chance to see that maybe my grass is greener, even if it is not at a Malibu mansion.