My Rating ~ Four and a half stars
RELEASE DATE: 12 January 2021
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback
Pages: 267
Blurb
Followed by millions. Hunted by one.
THE INFLUENCER
I need to be liked. It’s my job
My personal brand is built on honesty.
Family, friendship, cheering other mothers on when things get tough.
Doing it together – telling it like it really is – that’s what @the_Mamabare is all about.
THE HUSBAND
I just want a quiet life
Her adoring followers feel like they understand my wife.
My wife certainly understands them.
I know she is beautiful, smart, ambitious, charming.
But she’s also a liar.
THE FOLLOWER
I want revenge
The filter’s about to drop.
I’ve been watching you and your family very closely.
You’ve ruined my life.
Now I’m going to ruin yours.
Review
Thankyou to Pan Macmillan Australia for providing me with a copy of People Like Here, in exchange for an honest review.
Emmy is a famous ‘instamum’. Her brand revolves around the casual parenting approach and helping other struggling mums to feel like they’re doing ok. Brands pay her big money to advertise to her followers and so what if she tells a few white lies? But as her misrepresentations mount, someone is not at all happy with Emmy. Someone who thinks she knows exactly what Emmy deserves.
This year seems to be bringing several books about the dark side of influencing and I am a sucker for them! People Like Her is a riveting read, told from several points of view – Emmy’s, her struggling writer husband Dan’s and a mystery woman. I really enjoyed the way a past mystery unraveled throughout the book, although the reasoning behind it was particularly horrifying. I didn’t particularly like Emmy’s character and empathized more with her husband and even the ‘villain’ in the story, but to be honest, I quite enjoy stories with main characters I give side eye to the whole way through 😄
This was a clever and addictive story with a heart pounding conclusion!
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