Thank you to Toppling Stacks Tours for an ARC of this novel! We Could Be Anyone follows con artist siblings Lola and Lisandro as they get their biggest job yet. The two put on a con where Lola haunts a place as a ghost and Lisandro acts as someone who can communicate with the ghost to get rid of it. For this job, they need to switch places, challenging the two of them. This book covers a lot from queer identities to Latinx representation to wealth disparities. The setting - a hastily built hotel named The Coterie - was interesting especially as we learned more about its past. I thought the sibling relationship between Lola and Lisandro was nice, they clearly always had each other's backs even when they weren't agreeing. I liked the side characters of Hayden and Embry, they both had so much depth, and each complimented the sibling that they got to know. 

Book Info:

We Could Be Anyone by Anna-Marie McLemore

Genre: YA Historical Fiction

Publishing Date: May 26, 2026

Synopsis:

True 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?

Book Links:

Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/237615294

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250370582

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IndieBound: https://bookshop.org/p/books/we-could-be-anyone-anna-marie-mclemore/8227c2eef721674

About the Author:

Anna-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; Venom & Vow, co-authored with Elliott McLemore; Flawless Girls; 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 their adult debut, The Influencers, and their next young adult novel is We Could Be Anyone, forthcoming in spring 2026.

Author Links:

Website: http://author.annamariemclemore.com/p/welcome.html

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaAnnaMarie?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6434877.Anna_Marie_McLemore

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