What a pleasure to announce that my latest My Weekly magazine online review is of The Unforgettable Loretta, Darling by Katherine Blake.

The Unforgettable Loretta, Darling was published by Penguin Viking on 20th June 2024 and is available for purchase through the links here.

The Unforgettable Loretta, Darling

You’re Loretta Darling now, welcome to your brand-new flipping life.

Dreams don’t come true for girls like Loretta but she won’t let that stop her. With her sights set on becoming a make-up artist to the stars, Loretta wangles her way from Lancashire to the bright lights of Golden Age Hollywood.

Only it turns out that Sunset Boulevard is less about dashing fellas and chilled martinis – more sticky floors and misbehaving men. The gift of the gab can only get her so far but she refuses to go quietly.

Hollywood has its secrets … and so does Loretta.

For a start, that’s not her real name, and much more than lipstick lurks inside her beauty case.

After all, revenge is a dish best served with a perfectly painted smile.

My Review of The Unforgettable Loretta, Darling

My full review of The Unforgettable Loretta can be found on the My Weekly website here.

However, here I can say that The Unforgettable Loretta is filled with venomous revenge, naked ambition and a good dose of feminist triumph. I loved it!

Do visit My Weekly to read my full review here.

About Katherine Blake

Katherine Blake is a pseudonym for Karen Ball, an author who has written over twenty-five children’s books and was a Bookseller Rising Star thanks to her publishing consultancy, Speckled Pen. She regularly appears on podcasts, including The Bestseller Experiment and SJ Bennett’s PrePublished. She lives in London and runs a biweekly newsletter filled with fun news, book reviews, and regular updates about her miniature schnauzer.

For further information, visit Katherine’s website follow Katherine on Twitter/X @karenball and Instagram.