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The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes

Elissa R. Sloan

Cassidy Holmes isn't just a celebrity. She is “Sassy Gloss,” the fourth member of the hottest pop group America has ever seen. Hotter than Britney dancing with a snake, hotter than Christina getting dirrty, Gloss was the pop act that everyone idolized. Fans couldn't get enough of them, their music,...

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The hosts discussed the title as part of their Redheads reading list, noting it explored the breakup of a girl group and offered behind‑the‑scenes insight. They described it as a pop‑culture‑centric, dark yet nostalgic early‑2000s read that they found compelling. Overall they spoke positively about it, recommending it to listeners.

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Episode: S3 Ep205: Happy Chanooka: Tuesday, December 15th,...

The hosts said they had read the book for their Redheads reading list, noting it deals with the dissolution of a girl band and gave them a different perspective on the Little Mix news.

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Also I feel like one of the books that we read for the Redheads this year, The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes, is about the dissolution of a girl band.

Episode: S3 Ep191: Sooo Sexy: The Morning Toast, Wednesday,...

They mentioned reading the book, describing it as a story about a girl group and the behindthescenes events, suggesting it could be taken as a break for listeners.

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we just read a book for the redheads um The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes which is about a girl group and like all of the things that go on behind the scenes and take a break if you need a break yeah take a break please.

Episode: S3 Ep152: Biggest Upset: Tuesday, September 22nd,...

They said the book was a good, popculturecentric read that felt dark and depressing with early2000s vibes.

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Last night I finished the book for the redheads, The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes. It was so good. It's like so pop culture centric. It was kind of like dark and depressing but the imagery that's like... the scene... the picture that's painted, it's like so early 2000s like girl band. Oh cute. It's like early 2000s music videos etc. and it was a really good book so I'm really excited to talk about it with the redheads and you know it's never too late to become a redhead.

Episode: S3 Ep146: The One Where We're Back: Monday, Septem...

They identified it as the book for the Redheads club and suggested it would appeal to fans of 2000s popculture girl bands.

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But no the book for the Redheads is The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes and if you're like a pop culture girl band 2000s era celebrity stan I think it's the book for you.

Episode: S3 Ep145: The Statute of Reboot Limitations: Wedne...

The hosts selected it as the month's book, describing it as a good, popculturefocused novel about a girl group and comparing it to a beloved book.

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Choosing this month's book. It's The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes, which is, um, seems really good, but it's also like about like a girl group pop culture sort of thing. I've heard it's very similar to Daisy Jones and the Six, which is a beloved book.

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During the episode, guest Anne Winters said she read the book while out of work and was drawn to its blend of 90s pop culture, drama, and contemporary social issues. She praised it as a perfect fit for a screen adaptation, noting she had optioned it and secured a deal with Universal Studios. Her enthusiasm indicated she considered the title highly recommendable.

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Episode: Anne Winters

The podcast guest, Anne Winters, mentioned that she is producing the screen adaptation of this book, which she read while she was out of work due to Covid-19. She enjoyed the book because it combined elements of 90s pop culture, drama and current social issues.

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I read this book. I was a part of this book of the month club. It was like new books that would come out and I was like have nothing else to do So I'm just gonna read this

It was like new books that would come out and I was like have nothing else to do So I'm just gonna read this Anyway, I read it the authors from Austin, Texas and this book is basically like all my favorite things.

It's like pop in the 90s like kind of Spice Girls era with all the drama and all the New age stuff of the me too and things like that that are happening nowadays like all in this Book

Also just a pop star in like Christina Aguilera and like that whole just that whole 90s 2000s was my jam My vibe so when I read this I was like this could totally be made into such a really cool story right now

Yeah, so I optioned the book. I took it to fuzzy door They signed on now have Universal Studios on it and we have a showrunner

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