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ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rage Becomes Her.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

“It’s SMASH, but with teeth,” is how I wanted to logline Layne Fargo’s debut psychological thriller, TEMPER. Set in the Chicago theater scene, it features Malcolm, a controlling and charismatic theater director; Joanna, his professional partner and enabler; and Kira, an ambitious young actress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With those three players in place, you can see what we’re building toward early on. It’s femme fatale vs. the thwarted enabler. Joanna has seen it a hundred times, yet she doesn’t hide her animosity and jealousy. Kira is no wide-eyed ingenue and she’s aware of how men view her. I should have hated how these women are put in opposition to each other, vying for Malcolm’s approval and affections, but I didn’t. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I should have hated Malcolm for mindf-cking everyone around him in the name of art. But I didn’t. He is as fascinating and curious to the reader as he is to other characters. That said, while he may be the center of Joanna and Kira\u2019s universes, the story is singularly theirs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

TEMPER is a darkly gleeful exploration of power, manipulation, sex, and art. Theater nerds will love the behind-the-scenes detail and drama. I have just one word for it: delicious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 stars<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley Rage Becomes Her. “It’s SMASH, but with teeth,” is how I wanted to logline Layne Fargo’s debut psychological thriller, TEMPER. Set in the Chicago theater scene, it features Malcolm, a controlling and charismatic theater director; Joanna, his professional partner and enabler; and Kira, an ambitious young actress. 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