Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? (Review)

“There are as many sides of the truth as people telling the story.”

― Crystal Smith Paul, Did You Hear About Kitty Karr?

The vibes

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The review

When Kitty Karr Tate, a famous movie star, passes away, she leaves her fortune to the St. John sisters. Elise St. John, closest to Kitty, begins to fulfill Kitty’s wishes while the gossip columns speculate as to why a White movie star would leave her belongings to this Black family. Elise realizes there’s more to Kitty’s history and identity.

I don’t want to give too much away, although I don’t think the point of the book is the big reveal. It was still fun for me to speculate on how Kitty Karr’s story would unfold. How heartbreaking of a story, at that!

I thought this book was very well written for a debut, and I LOVED the old Hollywood vibes. The story could have maybe been condensed a little and there are A LOT of characters, but I really enjoyed the book on audio.

Read if… you loved The Vanishing Half and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo