Who doesn’t love a scammer story? I for one find them, fiction and nonfiction, to be downright fascinating.

Hariri-Kia delivers her version of this story with a cat-and-mouse vibe featuring Rose as our main star. Rose has been obsessed with Poppy Hastings, our resident scammer a la Anna Delvey vibes, since she was first given an anonymous tip. That tip led to an article that brought Poppy fame and Rose a mental health crisis. Now Poppy’s out of prison and Rose is seconds from another breakdown. The tension is just so good!

Rose is lucky to have a brilliant cast of secondary characters, from her two besties to an enemies-to-lovers potential to a wild roommate, who are all there to support her quest to prove the internet’s new favorite celebrity is hiding some dark secrets. There’s a bit of romance and spice in this one, but it wasn’t too much to put my non-romance reading heart through too many palpitations.

The ending!!!! Someone please tell me we’re going to get a sequel to this one because I’m not ready to be done with these characters!

Wow!! This was fun! I loved our protagonist and her unique voice. I never felt bored, I laughed out loud several times, I was on the edge of my seat. And that ending!!!

This is the PERFECT book to read when you are sad and want to laugh, happy and want to stay happy, cozy and want to read something light. Literally no matter what this book will put you in a good mood. So honored to have received a copy of this to read because it is so perfect. Great for the chronically online zillenial. Enjoy!!

I gotta say, this book got pretty unhinged, but I think intentionally so? Rose Aslani made her career breaking the story about Poppy Hastings, a socialite/con-artist. But Rose believes Poppy has committed crimes worse than theft, and it literally drives her insane. When we meet Rose, Poppy has just been released from prison, and Rose is on the brink of losing everything thanks to her obsession. She goes on a wild goose chase with a rogue FBI agent, Simon, who also ends up being her love interest, all while trying to convince her job and her friends that she's turned a new, Poppy-free leaf.

Once I accepted that Rose wasn't necessarily intended to be a likeable main character, I enjoyed this book a lot more. But with the way she interacted with Simon, and even with her closest friends (my gosh, the "pranks"), I still kind of had to hold myself apart and couldn't get too invested. I also read the last chapter at least three times and still have no idea what happened, and I can't tell if that was the point or not.

I was able to read an ARC of this book through NetGalley, and appreciated the chance to get out of my reading comfort zone with this wild ride.

Kept me on my toes, but something was missing that made me truly love it. Hovered between a 3 and 4 star read for me!

I would recommend "The Most Famous Girl in the World" if you like pondering the ethics of Anna Delvey being on Dancing with the Stars , conspiracy theories, and "How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days." I wasn't expecting this novel to have elements of satire, thriller, and romance, so I was pleasantly surprised and thoroughly enjoyed reading it, I finished it in one day. At first, it struck me as almost too similar to Anna Delvey's story, but I loved the unexpected direction Iman Hariri-Kia took it in, and it ended in a totally different way than I thought it would. Excited to read more of her work!

This book was such a wild ride 😮‍💨 I went into the book expecting unhinged literary fiction which it was but also thriller/romance/comedy vibes.

I love an unhinged main character and Rose was so fun to follow through this batshit story. From her friendships with Steph and Fern, relationship with Simon and her obsession with Poppy - each chapter was chaotic and entertaining.

I don’t know if I even want to talk about the epilogue or simply pretend it doesn’t exist and never happened because what the hell was that? 😩😂 My brain was hurting trying to figure out what I just read and I’m still not even sure I understand. Regardless, I loved this book!

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC!

cat and mouse chase type murder mystery, between a reporter, an FBI Agent and a socialite grifter/influencer. Rose’s big break came from an expose of Poppy, who was released from prison. Then people started ending up dead.

What can I say about this book?! I wholeheartedly believe (unless I missed it from somewhere and stated already) that this was based off of Anna Delvey. A socialite defrauding influential people who are wealthy which in turn made her famous. I love it, but might be biased because I do love reading about the way people can deceive other people with higher influence.

Thank you Sourcebooks for The Most Famous Girl in the World. I loved this take on what happens when we try to take down Anna Delvey types and it ends up... (well I mean just look, somehow Anna Delvey is on DWTS with her ankle monitor... come on world). Iman Kariri-Kia captures this messy world we live in, one in which being famous is what matters, regardless of the reasons for fame/infamy, and the satire here works in the form of a murder mystery. At times the main character is a bit too much in terms of self-pity/whining and the story might also be too smart, too spot on/tongue in cheek but I also think the writing and style, the plot, really come together to offer an engaging and timely story. I loved the point of the story, the writing, and a shout out to the excellent cover art as well.

In the vein of Anna Delvey, The Most Famous Girl in the World is an eccentric, fast paced satirical story about the grifter Poppy Hastings who is catapulted to fame after her arrest and an exposé by Rose Aslani. After Poppy’s release from prison her fandom continues to grow as does Rose’s obsession with bringing her down. This was funny and thrilling to read. I think fans of The Fake by Zoe Whittall would also enjoy The Most Famous Girl in the World. Hariri-Kia’s, satirical take of today’s internet culture and obsession with celebrities was by far my favorite part of this novel. I will say that the humor in this book won’t be for everyone, but I personally liked it. Shout out to Hariri-Kia for the content warning in the beginning of the novel I really appreciated it. A solid 4 star read! Many Thanks to NetGalley & the Publishers for an advanced copy.

This was a hilarious, wild ride of a book. Sexy, smart and full of twists I didn't see coming. A loose Anna Delvney esque story has Iranian American reporter Rose, clawing her way back from rock bottom determined to prove that Poppy Hastings, a popular social media con artist is an actual murderer caught up in a dangerous secret society.

Fired and with everyone thinking she's crazy, Rose finds herself teamed up with an undercover FBI agent who might be the one person who also thinks Poppy is a criminal. Suspenseful and great on audio this was an adrenaline fueled read with a jaw dropping ending that I absolutely LOVED! Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review!

Steam level: some open door scenes

So many thoughts with this read! While, I haven’t watched the Netflix show based on Anna Delvey, I’ve seen enough Tik Tok edits to guess that this read is a similar take on her…or at least a character like her.

I was immediately pulled in by the first sentence and chapter and it was hard to put my kindle down! I enjoyed reading a Persian character and liked Rose’s anecdotes of struggling between her American and Persian identities. I did question their purpose - it didn’t feel like it carried the story forward but was rather was a separate storyline.

I must end with the question of - what in the actual hell happened in that ending!? It’s been several days since I’ve finished reading but I’m still not sure what I read! I need more information of where the author is going with this and hope to get some answers soon.

super fun super fast paced read, I honestly went into this book blind. I requested it because of the cover and im glad I did. it was giving me Anna Delvey vibes. quick read def recommend

This book immediately sucked me in! I read this right around the announcement that Anna Delvey would be on Dancing with the Stars, which felt serendipitous. I enjoyed the tone and pacing of this story--I was immediately sucked into the murder mystery element. The romance plot felt a little unexpected and out of place, but I may just feel that way because I am not a romance reader. I enjoyed the character relationships nonetheless and the dialogue and banter between everyone. The ending also definitely caught me by surprise!

Thanks NetGalley for an ARC of The Most Famous Girl in the World. Pub day was yesterday, so look for it now!

For me this was just an average read. It was slow to start, but the pacing picked up as it went along. However, it was SO chaotic. Like all of it. The characters, the plot, the ending…I get that the FMC was supposed to be a hot mess, but she was so messy that I almost hated her. I enjoyed Simon, but every other character was super surface level, so it would have been nice to get a little more from them. Also, I hated the ending. Skip the epilogue if you don’t want to be irritated.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

The Most Famous Girl in the World is a campy, unhinged, smart, and funny novel that grips you from the first line.
The novel follows journalist Rose Aslani as she derails in an attempt at exposing Poppy Hastings, previously in prison for embezzlement, as a murderer. Two years prior, Rose published an article that exposed Poppy as a fraud and not the rich socialite she claimed to be. The article however had a damning effect, it seemed to thrust Poppy Hastings into stardom—defrauding rich powerful men had people rallying behind her. With the help of a handsome FBI agent, Rose goes on a hunt to uncover Poppy’s motives and crimes, spiraling in a cycle of obsession.
The Most Famous Girl in the World probes our society’s obsession with celebrity culture and social media, with the girl boss figure. The blend of genres—mystery, the cat-and-mouse game, and romance, that begins as hate but is filled with sexual tension—had me hooked from beginning to end.
Rose is unhinged, deals with substance abuse, but also finds herself struggling to open up to those around her. At the heart, behind the crimes, and obsession, this is a story of Rose, an Iranian woman grappling with her identity and sense of belonging. I am a sucker for found-family, and this book has that with Steph and Fern.
I can’t remember the last time a book felt like so much fun, where I physically felt strained to put it down. It has the wit and it has the heart. It doesn’t take itself too seriously but at the same time it does exactly what it is set out to do: it takes us on a wild ride, up to the very last page (I’m looking at you epilogue!). Can we get a sequel, please? I feel entirely too invested not to get more! Throughout my whole time reading I kept thinking how I wanted to see this story on screen.

This one was good - certainly very juicy - you just have to suspend reality to get into it. The MC is very unlikeable and delusional. I saw reviews mention the big "twist" at the end and was fully convinced the MC was actually having a mental break and was imagining all this. The twist that did occur did not feel well set up or believable or honestly even make sense. The female friendships felt fake and shallow, the sex scenes were awkward.

This one didn't do it for me, unfortunately. The central character was irritating, and not in a fun way, the relationships felt utterly fake, and I just couldn't bring myself to care enough about Poppy to care about the shenanigans involved in getting to her.

I recently posted on a thread on IG that I was reading "The Most Famous Girl in the World" and someone asked me what genre it was. I earnestly replied that I believed it was supposed to be a thriller, but was giving bantery rom-com vibes....and I stand by that statement. It's tropey (in the best way), witty, and the twists just kept coming. I won't need a pallet cleanser from this one....it was suspense and tension and mystery all wrapped up in a glorious package.

Rose is a journalist responsible for giving Poppy Hastings her fame. Everyone loves a glorious con woman #girlpower! She exposed her for fraud...but she is convinced there is more to the story. After the FBI arrest, she lets her conspiracy theories spiral and she has a full mental break. She's finally got a grip when Poppy is released from prison early..and she just can't stay away. She meets a hunk that doesn't think her theories are as outlandish as everyone made them out to seem and they become a team.

You won't see the twist coming. Or that other twist. Just take the plunge and read this. It was released today!

Thank you Iman Hariri-Kia, Sourcebooks Landmark, and Netgalley for the advanced copy!