Amy Rossi brings us the story of Birdie and her life story. When Birdie receives an invitation to celebrate the life of modeling agent Harriet, Birdie is thrust back in time when it all began. She recalls being thirteen when she was "discovered" and how she worked hard to become the model everyone wanted. She remembers her time with parents who never really wanted her and schoolmates and teachers who never really saw her potential. How it only took Harriet to really see her and what she could become. How it only took noticing her for Birdie to follow a man who was almost twenty years older than her around the country as he performed for the crowds. How saying words of love from him allowed her to forgive his many transgressions.

Follow along with Birdie as we go with her on a retrospective on her life from the moment she starts modeling to the present. Read to see how the people who noticed her and ignored her changed her life. See what she does and how her life choices affect her future. Will Birdie become a strong version of herself, or will she forever be stuck as the one who does as she is told without complaint? Turn the page to see how life has fared for model Birdie Rhodes and if she has made peace with the past and all the regrets it contained.

I have read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I would like to thank NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing | MIRA for this privilege.

First I'm so grateful I was able to read this Advance Readers Copy of The Cover Girl. We follow Birdies life of her being discovered at Saks and becomes a model. She is trying to figure out who she is. A beautiful girl is trying to navigate the world of modeling and her own world which seems so lonely. It was an interesting read.
But at times it felt as if I was reading a history book. Sometimes it was a list of what happened and then this happened etc. I'm assuming the character is supposed to be stoic. There are some parts of the book where she is being taking advantage of and she says nothing... we don't get a description of her emotions. I'm not sure if there was a trigger warning. I think there should be because there are parts where a minor is being taken advantage of by people much older then her. I might ve missed it. This was a good book but I feel that it wasn't a book for me.

Told in two different timelines, this novel is about Birdie Rhodes, who was discovered at a young age by a legendary modeling agent. Learning a lot about this lifestyle and feeling like her life had just begun, it soon comes to a crashing halt as she falls for a 31-year-old rock star.

Decades later, she receives an invitation to celebrate her agent's long career. Not wanting to return to her past life but feeling the need to come to terms with how her life turned out and her shattered career, Birdie has a decision to make. Should she attend this party and be confronted with the past? Or should she continue to move forward with her comfortable life?

This was a decent book with a good plot. The characters could have been more developed, as they lacked a connection with the story and the reader (myself). Overall, it was a fun and sometimes disturbing read.

The publisher provided ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Cover Girl is not the story you would expect. Amy Rossi gives us an up close, in depth look at a 13-year old model and her rise to fame. Very enlightening & an informative read.

Thank you NetGalley & Harlequin Trade Publishing|MIRA for an ARC copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Very interesting and perspective novel about the rise and fall of a 13 year old who becomes a model and involved in an "abusive" relationship in the 1970's-1980's - a very interesting time for upcoming models. In the end she finally finds redemption as an adult and learns how to forgive and move on with her life. Thanks for the advanced read!

Interesting book about a cover girl and her rise to fame and her friends. Her relationship with the rock star and her parents. Also, her relationship with Harriet. Loved the interview and time frames.

Thanks to NeGalley and MIRA for the opportunity to read The Cover Girl by Amy Rossi. This book was much more than what I was expecting; far from a frothy light read, but one woman's story against an historical background of change. Highly recommended.