Influencers….isolated island…a game…dead bodies…This is my kind of book!
This book hooked me from the beginning. Told from multiple points of view, the author gives small pieces of each character slowly through the book building the story line in the best way.
I usually can figure out these little murder mysteries but this one had me guessing until the end and WOW I did not see it coming.
This was definitely more of a whodunit book and not so much horror. The suspense was there but not super scary so this book gets the read alone at night stamp of approval from me!
Thank you to Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

People to Follow was a fun guilty pleasure read. It had all the elements to keep me entertained; egocentric influencers filming a reality show gone wrong, mysterious murders, gossip and secrets. At first I found it hard to keep track of such a large cast of characters but the author did a good job of developing the characters as the book went on. There were 4 POVs which I think was too many and I did need to remind myself whose perspective I was reading many times. I was never bored but I did find some elements extremely unrealistic. Overall I liked this one and think it will be a hit with the teen/YA audience; especially those enthralled by tiktok/YouTube/ influencer culture. 3.5 stars from me

What a strong debut novel!! Olivia Worley twists a tale that was so believable. I thought the multiple person narrative really helped progress the story and kept things really interesting especially with the unreliability of each narrator. I thought the start of the book was a little slow and I would have liked there to be more character development. The influencer aspect was very interesting but I needed more details about each of the characters. It all felt very vague and kind of cookie cutter. Elody's narration was really hard to read to be quite honest. That felt a little over the top and campy. The reveals at the end felt a little bit rushed and a little less dramatic because there was so much to reveal. Overall, I thought this was a strong and well written debut novel!

A thriller exposing the truths of influencers and what it takes to get them where they are. Ten influencers are invited to an exclusive island with one expectation- they must give up their phones for 3 weeks. Once they all arrive, it seems that everyone has a secret to hide. Once someone mysteriously dies, it seems the killer is someone amidst them.

Overall this was okay. I enjoyed the lush tropical setting, but did not enjoy the teenage semi-famous characters so much. A lot of drama, but not enough suspense for my liking.

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. Out 10/31/23!

Thanks to Netgalley & St. Martin's for the E-ARC! I wasn't the hugest fan of this book. The plot was so intriging, but the execution fell flat for me. I didn't like the characters and the whole theme was boring.

This book made me feel old but I am relatively old in comparison to the Young Adult market. I don't know a whole lot about the behind the scenes of influencers or thirst traps and felt a little out of my element at times. I did enjoy the premise of the book as well as the whodunit plot line. Some of the characters were easy to hate and others more likeable. While the book wasn't really my cup of tea, I can definitely see the appeal to the YA audience and we will definitely be buying this book for our library.

Definitely a silly premise, but I still couldn't wait to see what happened. I was invested in their stories from the moment I started reading and was so curious to see where they all ended up (and who ended up alive!)

This book is a the perfect read for a teenager hoping to one day be an influencer as it is fully of reminders of the price of fame.

Holy cow!

What a corker this was! It had a few of my absolute favorite elements including a closed room mystery and social media "gone wrong".

I was SO invested in the identity of the sponsor and learning who was going to live and who wasn't that I basically read this in one go...resenting anyone who interrupted me for any reason!!

One of my faves this year!

This book was very intriguing to me, so I was so happy when I revived an ARC copy. I enjoyed the characters in this book and it was very atmospheric. I saw the twist ending coming, but it didn’t ruin the reading experience. I had a lot of fun with this book.

It was a decent read! I wasn’t surprised with the ending but I felt (as the parent of 3 teens) that the dialogue and communication styles were very realistic!

I read Agatha Christie in high school, and loved the connection to "And Then There Were None" in this YA influencer novel. I thought it was fast-paced and fun, with a twist that I predicted parts of. I felt that some of the characters came out a bit flat, and were hard to keep track of, especially when it was told from various viewpoints. However, it will definitely satisfy my teens who are looking for a good murder mystery, and I had fun reading it!

From just the description alone, I knew I was going to love this book, and I was completely hooked all the way through. One thing I absolutely loved was the use of multi pov, I think it helped make every character seem suspicious and made you doubt who you have been trusting. When I found out the truth in the story, I quite literally gasped! This was absolutely one of my favorite reads so far this year!

Thank you to St. Martin's Press, Oliva Worley, and NetGalley for a copy of the ARC in exchange for an honest review. My views and opinions are my own.

Blurb: Ten teen influencers are invited to star in a reality TV show on a private island. But when the production crew fails to show up, and one dies, the remainding nine find themselves stranded, unable to reach the outside world. They start recieving mysterious messages from "the sponsor" threatening to expose their darkest secrets...or be "cancled." One by one...they start dying...

I have read other thrillers that follow Agatha Cristie's "And Then There Were None" formula, and failed. This one was a total win! I raced through this book, it was very hard to put down, once the first murder happened.

This book is a fun twist. Quite modern, with the focus being centered upon a group of unlikeable internet influencers. Some of the slang/jargon I was unfamilar with, but its easy enough to gloss over and still capture the meaning on the page. The teens in the book felt more like new adults and slightly older. Not exactly a bad thing, they just didnt feel like teenagers to me, which is how the book is advertised. I am far removed from my teen years, however, so I can't say if it will resonate with an under 18 crowd, but for me, things were gread.

The author kept me guessing the entire book. I couldn't figure out who did it. I had an inkling...but it wasn't exactly what I thought, and the surprise caught me. This doesn't happen often, I love it when books can keep me guessing, overthinking, and still I don't see it until the big reveal.

Lies. Secrets. Murder. Its juicy, fast paced, heart hammering, and an absolute page turner.

People To Follow is Olivia Worley's debut novel and I am so excited to read more.

3.5 stars for this buzzy who-dun-it.

Ten of the top influencers have agreed to a reality TV show where they spent two weeks in a house together on a remote island — unplugged. The group should have known something was up when they arrive and find several connections (and major drama) between many members of the “cast”.

Things quickly go from strange to deadly when they are left alone on the island with no form of communication with the outside world — and people keep dying. After one too many “accidents” the remaining members of the group start to realize that the killer is one of them — and they need to find out who or end up dead.

This book took me awhile to get into because there were so many characters and POVs it was hard to keep them all straight. But once I pieced it together and the rest of the group starting piecing things together too, it was fast-paced and fun read. A great cover & plot for a beach read this summer!

This is the first book I’ve read by this author and I was very impressed. I loved the whole concept and how in touch with reality the book was. I could totally see this happening to a point in real life.

I love that we got many character’s points of view. It made you want to question all of them and not trust any. The whole secrets hidden part of the story was my favorite.

I will definitely be reading more by this author. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole book and would recommend it to everyone.

I was itching to read this story from the synopsis,,,.I mean come on, 10 social media stars on an island? Sign me up for that chaos!
This story was just as I expected it to be….fun, entertaining and at times, frustratingly predictable. Although I didn’t love the big reveal at the end, all of the characters kept me entertained and reading.

I had so much fun reading this book. It is a young adult thriller who-done-it suspense. It was fun to try and figure out what was going to happen next. When you think you know—no you don’t! It was amazing! I rated this 4.5 stars. Can we also admire the cover of this book!? I mean, who doesn’t love a unicorn float!?

This book is a dual POV so there are lots of characters to get to know which you do along the way. In personally enjoy books written this way! This absolutely gave me reality show vibes and I was living for it all the way to the end. I could pick a few characters out that I felt I could related to which was great for me!!! I love being able to related to the characters of the books I’m reading.

I can’t wait to see what else Olivia comes up with next!!!! If you want to fun fast paced YA thriller this book should be your go-to!!! Snag a copy because in see this being a much talked about book of 2023.

I loved the cover of this book and that made me want to give it a shot. This book was almost a DNF for me.l It was hard to keep track of all of the characters. I found myself having to go back and reread pages. Reading about teenage influencers just wasn’t interesting to me.
Thank you NetGalley, St. Martins Press and Olivia Worley for the ARC!

I have so many thoughts about People to Follow but I'm unsure how to articulate them all. I think this is YA (the word yeet is used twice), but I'm not totally sure. Interesting premise (popular influencers are isolated on an island under the premise of filming a reality tv show until they lose all communication and tragedy occurs), geared heavily to the social media generation, and I had to keep reading to see how it ended. It's definitely not something I could blanket recommend, probably only for young millennials, gen z, and after. I always think it's a missed opportunity when books specifically reference social media accounts but don't start the account.

Thanks to NetGalley for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A solid YA thriller! Olivia Worley’s debut novel is clever, current and completely addicting! A cast of really unlikeable characters drive the story of ten teen influencers sequestered on a secluded, private island to participate in a reality show, IRL. Things start to go wrong almost immediately. One cast mate falls from a balcony and dies. The cast mates start getting creepy messages on the ITL tracking watches. They all have secrets, how far will they go to keep them? People to Follow is aquick read, told from multiple POV. A brilliant modern day nod to Agatha Christie’s And Then There We’re None. I took one star off for the overuse of the word/words literal and literally.