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Monique Turner’s debut novel captures the current obsession of today’s teen and young adult audience with the draw of internet fame and fortune, balanced neatly with the negative impact and reality of just how much hard work can be involved in the endless supply of ‘shorts’ that the social media moguls supply.
What appears at first to be a crime thriller quickly transpires to be a light look at a reality game show, but then flips the narrative again as the sinister underbelly of the influencer world is exposed with a glimpse of a dystopian future.
A good story to provoke discussion among teens, this is most likely to appeal just for the joy of reading independently, and the subject combined with a fast pace could make it appealing for those reluctant readers who might otherwise prefer a screen to a book for entertainment.
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