Royce Rolls

by Margaret Stohl Narrated by Erin Spencer

Overview

Sixteen-year-old Bentley Royce seems to have it all: an actual Bentley, tuition to a fancy private school, lavish vacations, and everything else that comes along with being an LA starlet. But after five seasons on her family's reality show, Rolling with the Royces, and a lifetime of dealing with her narcissistic sister, Porsche, media-obsessed mother, Mercedes, and somewhat clueless brother, Maybach, Bentley wants out. Luckily for her, without a hook for season six, cancellation is looming and freedom is nigh. With their lifestyle on the brink, however, Bentley's family starts to crumble, and one thing becomes startlingly clear-without the show, there is no family. And since Bentley loves her family, she has to do the unthinkable-save the show. But when her future brother-in-law's car goes over a cliff with both Bentley and her sister's fianc inside-on the day of the big made-for-TV wedding, no less-things get real.

Really real. Like, not reality show real.

Told in a tongue-in-cheek voice that takes a swipe at all things Hollywood, Royce Rolls is a laugh-out-loud funny romp with an LA noir twist about what it means to grow up with the cameras rolling and what really happens behind the scenes.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"A truly Clueless take on Where'd You Go, Bernadette? This is hands down the funniest book I've read all year."— Melissa de la Cruz, #1 New York Times best-selling author

"[T]his funny, fast-paced read . . . explores identity, tragedy, and rallying around the people you love. . . . A smart, satirical edge separates this Hollywood chick-lit from many others."— Kirkus Reviews

"Anyone who ridicules celebrity TV shows while secretly watching them will get a kick out of this."— Booklist

"Stohl creates a laugh-out-loud send-up that pulls back the curtain on the unreality of reality TV."— Publishers Weekly

Kirkus Reviews

2017-02-20
White high school senior Bentley Royce's reality TV world and her family are falling apart. There's no promise of another season for Rolling with the Royces, but can Bent make this one a record-setter and keep her family together?Bent has been a TV star since the age of 12. On the show, she is "Bad Bentley," an unruly teen, but that's not how she identifies herself. The other Royces struggle with their identities as well, unable to differentiate between reality TV and real life. With the help of Mexican corporate head Diego Sanchez and her brown-skinned friend, Venice, she comes up with a plan to create the perfect season. In helping her family, Bent learns who she wants to be. In this sendup of the modern media world, Stohl evolves Bent from a damsel in distress to a leader, even if things don't go as planned. Stohl realistically represents Los Angeles as a diverse community with a large Latino population, though most of the main characters are wealthy and white. Within that primary-cast limitation, this funny, fast-paced read also explores identity, tragedy, and rallying around the people you love. Hilarious, emoji-bedecked footnotes from vapid RWTR-developer "the Dirk" add fizz to the breezy third-person narration: "Reminder: pls destroy this footage. It can never surface. Ever. Anywhere. ?" A smart, satirical edge separates this Hollywood chick-lit from many others. (Fiction. 12-18)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169838619
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	04/04/2017
Edition description:	Unabridged

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