They are inseparable since her mother and Clea’s mother are also tight. Along with Ben is Rayna, Clea’s best friend.

Although she doesn’t need a babysitter nor a housekeeper (she already has one!), he’s there to help her navigate the difficult lifestyle of one born to the well-known. Prior to his disappearance, her father had appointed Ben to be a sort of care taker for Clea. Since then, Clea’s life has been under even more scrutiny and security, as no one wants her to disappear in the same mysterious manner as her father. Her mother travels the world for her job, but her father - the surgeon - disappeared. That said, what began as a great premise falls apart about 2/3 of the way through the novel, suffering from the classic downfall of many books: too much tell and not enough show.Ĭlea is the daughter of a well-known politician and a world famous surgeon. This isn’t entirely uncommon for books written by celebrities, as Lauren Conrad’s books are also co-written. We can still love the celebrity for whatever they became famous for and what they excel at, but if their book made this list I gathered of the worst celebrity books, that probably means you can avoid hitting that “want to read” button.Elixir by Hilary Duff, despite what it looks like, is a co-written book. But even then, sometimes a celebrity is in fact handed a book deal because they’re going to sell books as opposed to publishing something worthwhile. The fact of the matter is that a celebrity writing a book is most likely famous for something other than writing, which is where ghostwriters and writing partners come into play.

There are a lot of great books written by celebrities, both fiction and nonfiction, and I enjoy correcting the misleading narrative that all celebrities are just handed out big book deals regardless of whether they actually have something to say. I personally love reading a memoir by someone with pop culture insight, especially women or people of color who might have otherwise been oppressed and marginalized and unable to tell their side of the story until now. I’m a big champion of the celebrity book.

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