Before anything, I would like to thank Sarah E. Burr, the publisher, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Overall, this book was a nice experience. It doesn't particularly stand out to me and has some flaws, but I enjoyed it for the most part.

**Pros**
* Coco is a nice character with personality, ambitions, flaws, qualities, and relationships. She feels real and complete.
* The writing style was easy to follow and I was able to eat the book up quickly.
* The relationships seemed real and lived in, including family, friendship, and romance.
* As per usual with murder mysteries, the story kept me engaged and curious to continue reading until the secrets were unveiled.
* All plot points were nicely tied in at the end.
* I got chills finding out what happened to LaTàge. The message behind it was very sad and very real.

**Cons**
* The ending was anticlimactic and didn't give me the thrill that usually comes with the resolution of a murder mystery.
* Some of the dialogue was unnatural, with different characters often using the same expressions, failing to differentiate themselves and seem like real people.
* There weren't many beautiful quotations to highlight, which is something that might not matter to other people, but that I enjoy a lot.

Another hit from Sarah. I’ve fallen in love with Coco and her squad of counterparts and the way Sarah makes mystery and murder have a side of fun and romance. Highly recommend this series and love the latest installment so much.

A well-crafted cozy mystery, DM Me for Murder definitely was an entertaining read that kept me on my toes. It wasn't groundbreaking, it wasn't bad; it does its job and it makes for a fun time.

You find yourself following along as micro influencer CoCo Cline gets swapped up in yet another murder investigation in her town, the third in less than a year. She enlists the help of her friends as tries to uncover what happened to another influencer, LaTàge, which she found dead upon arrival for their business meeting.

The story unravels at a very good pace, the pieces of the puzzle are given to you at exactly the right time to keep you interested. While I did find some parts were dragging a bit, it did have some good twists and I really enjoyed the ending. I do think it is a good introduction to the genre and probably more appealing to a younger audience, also considering how very rooted in pop culture it is.

I did find the constant use of slang, even in conversations, to be a bit too much at times, especially when they were sharing information about the murder. But overall, it was something I could easily overlook in the moment.

I have not read the previous books in the series and I don't think it impacted neither my enjoyment or comprehension of the book; it didn't really give away much about past cases, which made it very easy to move through the story without having that knowledge. However, I will definitely go back to read them and fill in the blanks for myself.

This book was hard for me to read - it read like an elder millennial trying to pretend to be Gen Z? A lot of phrases, words, ideas seemed so forced and really hard to handle. I didn't find many of the characters to be very endearing, and I only kept reading because I like knowing what happens.

I do think the mystery element of it was woven wonderfully, but I couldn't get past the cheesy writing of the characters.

I really enjoyed the cross between murder mystery and influencers . social media - to me it felt more current than other murder mysteries I have read.

Very millennial/Gen Z and online in nature, however it fell somewhat flat for me. I feel like this could have been shorter with the interviews and how all the clues tied together in the end. The stakes were lacking and the story meandered about. I did enjoy some bits and found it fun to follow, but that just might be social media manager in me talking.

Thanks NetGalley and Sarah Burr for the free ARC.
This was a cute and easy read. The story follows Coco Cline, a social media influencer who stumbles upon a client who was murdered. This is third book on the Trending Topic series. The characters and situations may have made more sense, had I read the first to books or realized it was a series prior to starting it. I feel that the description of the book could’ve included that this wasn’t a standalone or the first book, because I won’t the beginning of the book very confused about certain things and characters before realizing that they’d been introduced previously. Overall, it was a cute book and easy read. A lot of current pop culture references and phrases.

I found this cozy murder mystery browsing NetGalley. The cover is what caught my eye first and then after reading the synopsis it was a done deal. This was an easy read and I feel it would be a perfect vacation/beach read. It’s told from Cocos POV as she works to uncover the killer of her suppose to be new client. I definitely enjoyed this read, I feel it would be well suited as a YA genre and the author is a great writer! The only thing is, I had a bit of a hard time following the very many characters in the book. With that said, I’m sure when you are investigating a murder, there’s a lot of people you need to talk to in order to get your answers.

This is a very modern murder mystery with a ton of relevant references. Coco is a social media influencer who is about to meet her biggest client yet. Except when she goes to meet LaTage, she finds her body instead. This isn’t the first time Coco has been involved in a murder case which leads the internet to do what it does best - make memes and put Coco on blast blaming her. We follow along as Coco tries to unravel the real killer while deep diving into long-buried scandals.

I have not read the previous two books in this cosy mystery series, but its title both lured me in and slightly annoyed me (surely it should be DM For Murder - but the previous two books have had this format #FollowMe For Murder and #TagMe For Murder). Anyway the aching nowness of having our Miss Marple be an internet influencer, and all of its of the moment references (Pedro Pascal presenting SNL), is ameliorated by it actually being quite good. There is a right way and a wrong way to drop a reference, or use slang, and Burr unerringly always ends up on the right line even when she is borderline parodying herself. The book refers to X not Twitter, and also briefly lingers on how problematic Musk is, and in itself will probably be dated in about six months. But that oddly makes it feel specific around its central friendships and groupings. Oh, and the murder works.

Influencer and fashion vlogger LaTàge is in town to use the services of our heroine, lower-wattage influencer (and part-time sleuth), Coco Cline. The book kills its victim in Chapter One (relatively rare for this genre), and has general misgivings about this being the third murder in a year in the area and the third to involve Coco - it doesn't have the heart to do a drawing room style ending. Suspects slowly line up and whilst Burr writes for an audience that is probably savvy with much of the Instagram terminology, she treats it with a light enough touch to explain what's going on (it helps that the cops are largely dummies that need things explaining to).It is odd reading something so clearly designed to be consumed within the next six months, but that urgency gives it pace. I'm not sure I would even call it a cosy mystery, whilst it ticks many of the boxes, it feels a little more substantial than the average. I'll be going back to read the previous ones.

I was hoping that this was going to be a fun, new cozy mystery, but I was disappointed.
From the beginning, the story was childish and really not the type of adult cozy mystery I love to read.
Unfortunately, I will not be recommending this book to others.

Thank you NetGalley and Putnam Books for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

"But that was the internet for you. Just one remark, one comment, could make or break a public figure."

I would consider this a modern Millennial/Generation Z coded retelling of a Nancy Drew mystery. The FMC, CoCo Cline is a famous social media influencer who was meeting up with another famous influencer names LaTage. Upon arrival, Coco finds LaTage dead. Throughout the story, we follow Coco's various leads despite the county's police department not wanting her help (again, very Nancy Drew coded, caught sleuthing where she does not belong).

I was under the impression that this novel was going to be adult fiction, however it read more middle school/early high school level. The story and mystery was very surface level and it lacked a substantial amount of character development. The story is mainly focused on Coco interviewing possible suspects, but once the mystery concludes itself, it felt like all that investigation was useless and not relevant to the discovery.

I would have enjoyed this read more if I was in middle school. I believe this book is best suited for younger audiences who are well versed in social media. There are many references to social media that an older audience would not understand, which would likely disconnect them from the story.

My favorite part of this story was when we were introduced to Coco's friends, Charlotte and Jasper. I like how they assisted Coco with her investigation and were a supportive friend group. I would have liked to see more on the message surrounding the toxicity of social media, as the story touches on the 'social media hate' Coco receives after being the one to discover LaTage dead.

cozy mysteries are my type, and Sarah E. Burr nailed it with this one!!

thankyou netgalley for the arc. all opinions are my own and are totally honest and unbiased!

Thank you net galley and level best books for the early. This book was a solid three stars as normally I do really enjoy cozy mysteries. This book follows micro influencer coco cline and her group of friends, family, and colleagues as they set out to find out who killed celebrity influencer LaTage. After finding out the star may have been harboring many secrets, the investigation spirals into something twisty and shocking. Normally I enjoy reading books that follow influencer as a gen z girl who follows some of them in real life, however this one ended up being a bit over the top for me. The characters in the book were constantly using generic gen z slang, not just over text but in real life which I found super unrealistic and kind of ridiculous. I, as a gen z, don't even talk like that in real life, so how am I supposed to believe these millennials are talking like this? Even a sixty or seventy something year old dad was using words like u instead of you, ur instead of your, and lol or dl. How does he even know what down low means?? The number of times they said, spill the tea, in reference to homicide investigation information drove me crazy. No body talks like that and also the nicknames everyone gave each other was also making my eyes roll. Not everyone has to have a nickname so saying cokes for coco or manz for Amanda kinda made me wanna scream. Also, jasper acted kind of poopy and even coco pointed out his selfishness sometimes so I'm confused as to why they're friends. It also shocked me to find that coco befriended her old, mean school bully who body shamed her. Couldn't be me but you do you boo. Anyways, besides all that, I did like the actual mystery to it and uncovering all these secrets about LaTage's life. I had fun trying to guess which one of them could be the murderer. 3 stars.

The classic who dun it combined with some modern day social media influencers. This story was well written and relatable to the world we live in today- as far as the social media aspect. While not my favorite I’ve read recently, definitely enjoyed it and would recommend to others.

Thanks NetGalley for a digital ARC copy of this book for my honest review.


Coco is a true crime influencer who is investigating a murder of another big time social influencer. Through twist and turns, and light hearted situations during the experience,coco is determined to find out who is the killer in her town.

If you like crime, mystery, pop culture then this book is for you.

My personal thoughts of the book is that I didn’t hate it, I didn’t love it. Some parts were dragging for me and I’m not into todays pip culture so somethings where cringy to me. Other than that I did have a few ah ha! Moments and the ending was a shocker.

It’s a great mystery story which can tie to our everyday lives because of the use of influencers and social media. It’s a book for that keeps you on your feet with one nagging question of who done it?

3.25⭐️

Thank you, NetGalley and Level Best Books for an advanced review copy of this book in exchange for my unbiased, honest review.

DM Me for Murder follows true crime influencer Coco Cline as she takes on the murder investigation of her celebrity client, LaTage, after finding her deceased. After the news of Latage's death take over the internet and trending hashtags threaten to deviate the narrative in Coco's way; Coco decides to take matters into her own hands and solve Latage's murder with the help of her friends and police department.

Although the story focuses on solving a murder investigation, the narration feels lighthearted and provides comedic relief when needed. Jasper (Coco's friend) never failed to make me smile and giggle with his outgoing, humorous personality. However, the middle felt a little slow for me and was a bit hard to get through. I'm used to more action-packed mysteries, but this particular story was more laid back and not as dark as other thrillers I've come across (which was refreshing). The scenery narrations gave me The Summer I Turned Pretty beach vibes with the added bonus of a murder investigation plot line and pop culture references.

The plot twist towards the end of the book took me by surprise (in the best way possible!). Overall, I liked the book and would recommend it to anyone who's just getting into mystery and thrillers and wants to ease their way into the genre. If you love pop culture, social media, true crime, and plot twists in a murder investigation, this book is for you!

Thank you NetGalley for the digital arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.
3.5
This story was a fun and cozy one in my opinion I liked the idea and how it was developed and it was a pleasure to join Coco our influencer in this mystery! If you are in the mood for a story with a mystery with girl bosses,pop culture and beach towns vibes this one’s for you!