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We Could Be Anyone
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Expected 26 May 26True deception is a work of art.
Lola and Lisandro are actors during Hollywood’s Golden Age, but you won’t see them on any silver screen. Instead, these siblings use their talents to scam the rich and famous out of their ill-begotten cash. They have their act down to a science: Lola plays the tragic ghost who haunts the mansions of the wealthy, and Lisandro plays the brave spiritualist who will help her soul find peace. For a small fee, of course.
The siblings have their sights set on their next target: The Coterie, the opulent estate of newspaper tycoon Bixby Fairfax and his famous mistress Blythe Bell. A score this big will allow them to move… well, anywhere but here. But this job requires them to do something they’ve never done before: switch roles. And as strange things keep happening at The Coterie… things that even Lola and Lisandro can’t explain.
As they are drawn deeper into The Coterie’s gleaming façade and tensions rise between brother and sister, one question looms over them. Will they be able to pull off their act? Or will this be their last performance?
Lola and Lisandro are actors during Hollywood’s Golden Age, but you won’t see them on any silver screen. Instead, these siblings use their talents to scam the rich and famous out of their ill-begotten cash. They have their act down to a science: Lola plays the tragic ghost who haunts the mansions of the wealthy, and Lisandro plays the brave spiritualist who will help her soul find peace. For a small fee, of course.
The siblings have their sights set on their next target: The Coterie, the opulent estate of newspaper tycoon Bixby Fairfax and his famous mistress Blythe Bell. A score this big will allow them to move… well, anywhere but here. But this job requires them to do something they’ve never done before: switch roles. And as strange things keep happening at The Coterie… things that even Lola and Lisandro can’t explain.
As they are drawn deeper into The Coterie’s gleaming façade and tensions rise between brother and sister, one question looms over them. Will they be able to pull off their act? Or will this be their last performance?
288 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication May 26, 2026
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Anna-Marie McLemore
31 books3,496 followersAnna-Marie McLemore (they/them) is the author of William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist The Weight of Feathers; Wild Beauty; Blanca & Roja, one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Best Fantasy Novels of All Time; Indie Next List title Dark and Deepest Red; Lakelore, an NECBA Windows & Mirrors title; and National Book Award longlist selections When the Moon Was Ours, which was also a Stonewall Honor Book; The Mirror Season; and Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix. Their latest release is Venom & Vow, co-authored with Elliott McLemore, and Flawless Girls will be released by from Feiwel & Friends in May 2028. Their adult debut, The Influencers, is forthcoming from Dial Press.
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November 6, 2025
I'm not sure how I feel about this one. Some parts of it I found very enjoyable and readable and other parts felt forced into it.
Brother and sister act Lola and Lisandro aren't actors in the technical sense, rather they have a tried-and-true spiritual act in which Lola plays a ghost haunting a wealthy individual's home, and Lisandro is the spiritualist who helps solve the haunting, for a healthy fee. Their parents died while working on The Coterie, so when a job requiring their talents appears, the two (especially Lola, who hasn't told Lisandro the whole truth about their parents passing) are willing to do whatever it takes to get it. The Coterie is a large estate owned by Bixby Fairfax, a newspaper tycoon, who resides there with his mistress Blythe Bell, a famous actress. But when they need to switch roles to get the job and there are strange happenings neither is responsible for, will they be able to do this like any other job? With the help of Fairfax's black sheep son and a well-read handsome bartender, the siblings hope they can make it through, while keeping secrets from those closest to them, including each other.
Thank you to NetGalley for an eARC of this novel.
Brother and sister act Lola and Lisandro aren't actors in the technical sense, rather they have a tried-and-true spiritual act in which Lola plays a ghost haunting a wealthy individual's home, and Lisandro is the spiritualist who helps solve the haunting, for a healthy fee. Their parents died while working on The Coterie, so when a job requiring their talents appears, the two (especially Lola, who hasn't told Lisandro the whole truth about their parents passing) are willing to do whatever it takes to get it. The Coterie is a large estate owned by Bixby Fairfax, a newspaper tycoon, who resides there with his mistress Blythe Bell, a famous actress. But when they need to switch roles to get the job and there are strange happenings neither is responsible for, will they be able to do this like any other job? With the help of Fairfax's black sheep son and a well-read handsome bartender, the siblings hope they can make it through, while keeping secrets from those closest to them, including each other.
Thank you to NetGalley for an eARC of this novel.
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October 3, 2025Thank you to Anna-Marie McLemore and NetGalley for an ARC of this book. All opinions are my own. ♡
₊˚⊹⋆ first thoughts: the cover style def intrigued me!! teen siblings scamming the rich and end up in a potentially haunted mansion? please!
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₊˚⊹⋆ first thoughts: the cover style def intrigued me!! teen siblings scamming the rich and end up in a potentially haunted mansion? please!
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October 23, 2025
This was a decent story, but I wasn't sure where it was going. I liked it to a point, but not to another. It was very slow and just not moving at a decent pace. I will try again later, or maybe even have my kid read it and see what she thinks.
November 16, 2025
full review to come
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