Map Monday- Hollywood or Dreamland?

Submitted: 13th July 2026

Hollywood or Dreamland?

Where are we going?

Back in time to 1947 and right to the heart of one of the most iconic murders in US history..

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The setting:

Site of the Black Dahlia murder in 1947’s Hollywood

Now this book is not a recreation of that time. but is inspired by it. Girls are being murdered, there is a chill in the air and a house with a dark secret….

Anya Morris wants herHollywood break more than ever and is set to lose it all. Enter an actor who promises her the dream but only if she spends time with his son. However, the family estate is stained by old blood and unspoken secrets. Drawn to Jude’s dark magnetism, Anya wonders if the house is cursed or if Jude is touched by the occult. How far will the elite go to secure their fame? And as the city burns, could Anya also sell her soul to achieve her dreams.

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Review

There is so much mystery surrounding Hollywood that this was a good insight into what could be behind those tall tall walls. This is some messed up place if this book is anything to go by. Very messed up. Money and power talks and shuts everyone else up.

The Black Dahlia case was real and the murders really take you back to that time. Hollywood is stained in blood and goodness knows what else.

Grimly good.

Dreamland Olivie Blake