Tanned, toned, blonde and gorgeous -- just a few of the characteristics that describe the Grammy-winning pop duo, the Sparks Sisters. These barely legal twins have another not-so-secret trait -- they were born conjoined at the spine. Flora and Fauna Sparks have shot to the top of the charts with their tongue-in-check dance hits, Love Will Tear Us Apart, Cutting You Loose and I'm Beside Myself. With their 18th birthday looming and their first foray into adulthood, is there anything these pop princesses can't do?

Celebrity journalist Sloan Madden has been hand-picked to write the twins' upcoming biography. Sloan prefers her music without sugar, favoring artists like Travis, Björk and Morrissey. How will she ever write an entire book without her eyes permanently rolled to the back of her head? To aide in her research, Sloan moves into the twins' multi-million dollar symmetrical mansion appropriately named "The Joint." As she starts her research, she hopes to tactfully ask the twins her Tough Questions (Have they had sex? How does that work? How will one get married and have kids while the other one wants to travel around the world and be the "cool aunt?"). Instead, she stumbles across much larger questions, like what is their father's deep dark secret, and just why exactly did their mother abandon them hours after their birth?

My initial reaction to this plot was complete skepticism -- why would anyone want to read about conjoined twins with preposterous names like Flora and Fauna who also just happen to be a popular singing sensation in the vein of Britney and Christina? The freak show factor actually helped draw me into the story, much like a reality television show. LOVE WILL TEAR US APART is spellbinding with its fourth-wall awareness of how ridiculous the L.A. lifestyle and the music industry can be.