*Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this arc in exchange for my honest review*

A great thriller - I would recommend it!

Lots of trigger warnings. Lots about appearances, which is to be expected bc of the influencer world. It was good for a debut!

I will not be providing feedback on this book for I had not the opportunity to read it before it got archived! However, I am still interested in reading this book and I’m hoping to review it in the future on my social media platforms!

The mystery with Alabama intrigued me and I wished the focus had been more on that and the trip to Iceland. The extra plot lines with Holly and Celeste were pretty much unnecessary in my opinion and detracted from the main storyline.

The writing was good and again, this has the makings of a great book. Honestly, it would convert SUPER well to a mini-series.

DNF!

This book should not be classified as a thriller or a mystery! I kept waiting for something to happen and nothing did. I did not care about any of the characters or what was happening. All the characters seemed the same, oddly enough. This book was also poorly edited! Typos and grammar errors everywhere.

A really good read, lots of tension and very gripping. Interesting characters with the focus on influencers and their competitive world.

Loved the premise of this one. A trip to Iceland, social media influencers and one goes missing! I don’t want to say too much because this was a solid mystery but this was a wild ride!
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Thank you #crookeanebooks and #NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review

Interesting read on the impact of social media!

Instagram influencer Alabama goes missing when she arrives in Iceland on a promotional visit. She was joined on this visit by two other social media influencers.

What happens when a carefully crafted social media profile begins to crumble? How far will you go to preserve face?

I did not finish this one, it was not for me, I couldn't relate to the characters, and just did not care for the story.

I was ready for a griping thriller and this just wasn't it. It follows three social media influencers and how their lives intersect at an event in Iceland. Alabama goes missing and then the storyline jumps between the past and present as we learn what happened to Alabama.

There isn't a likeable character or much of a mystery. This one just wasn't for me. The lack of an ending really frustrated me too!

I had a hard time connecting with this one. I didn’t like the back & forth POV. I also felt the ending was predictable.

Thank you Net Galley & to the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I received an eBook ARC copy via the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

"A picture-perfect trip goes horribly wrong in this fast-paced exploration of friendship and the dark side of social media."

"Everyone wants to be them, but internet fame comes at a price…"

Two days after arriving in Iceland for an influencer event, Alabama Wood goes missing. Two of her fellow influencers, Celeste and Hollie, both have something to hide. What are they hiding? Was it fatal to Alabama? Or was there something more at play? Something even darker than either Celeste or Hollie could even imagine.

The book alternates between POVs of Celeste and Hollie and alternates timeframes and locations. You really have to be paying attention to when and where. There was no clear cut explanation to the flashbacks. None of it really added any significance to the plot itself. So much of the book could have been cut out because it really did not have an affect on the plot. Also Hackett's writing style was hard to follow at times. Even though at the beginning of every chapter, the POV you were in would be listed as well as the when and sometimes the where. But that did not stop Hackett from using that POV's name numerous times in a sentence. I get it, I'm reading from Celeste's POV. And not just that, the book just didn't seem to flow.

The story has a good basis. Instagram influencers all piled together for a trip. One mysteriously goes missing. A close friend with something to hid. A fellow influencer who has even more to hide. It was a great, great concept. But honestly, it completely fell flat for me. I had to push myself to finish this book. It was so boring and repetitive at times. And I am not usually a negative reviewer and I am trying to be positive about this book. It was a great concept. Just not well executed.

Again, this is my opinion and thoughts. Yours can be completely different and that's okay!! That's the beauty of book reading! Everyone is going to have their own thoughts and opinions! And just because I didn't like it, doesn't mean you won't! Happy reading!

-good plot line
-alternates POV & time-past & present
-interesting read with crazy characters
-didn’t like ending; too drawn out and a little predictable; cheesy
-not sure if I want to read the next book if there is one
-themes: mental illness, food binging, social media influencers mental game

Thank you to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!

I tried really hard to read this. I read around 30% and couldn't. Change of timeline for every chapter, back and forth, kept me off the hook. I didn't connect to any character or plot. There are number of characters that I got confused and half my time is gone to correct my imagination of characters and timeline.

Thank you Netgalley for the advanced readers copy of this title in exchange for my reviews/opinions. This was an okay book. I did finish it, but it took some time. There could've been a little more action, and less character background.

This was a page turner!
It’s about some influencers that take a promotional trip to Iceland. On the trip, one goes missing. As the Icelandic police search for leads, secrets and lies come to light

Great premise just didn't quite fully execute for me. I think it's been marketed as a thriller, although I don't think it really falls into that category. There's certainly nothing scary or heart pounding.

Influencers living their lives for the Instagram likes and followers. Drinking revolting shakes and pretending to love them all in the name of click bait

When a leading brand invites Hollie, Celeste and Alabama amongst others to Iceland to promote their products the needier side of the characters is revealed.

Told through multiple POVs and with vague back stories brought to the service there just wasn't quite enough "oomph" to this one for me.

I would have loved to see a bit more grit in each of the characters and more back-story on all of them, and definitely more intrigue and mystery.

I'm probably sounding a little harsh, it certainly wasn't a bad read, just not one that will stay with me.

Social media influencers seem to be trending now. This story was interesting but a little confusing at times.
Many thanks to Crooked Lane Books and to Netgalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

This book really just took me for a ride. I loved the build up, the character development, and the writing. I would definitely read more from this author!

I think that perhaps books with influencers aren't for me anymore. The past two have irritated me because the characters are all so shallow and only care about the way their image is portrayed to people who don't even truly know them. There have been books in the past where the characters are still good people in real life and that helped me to pull for them, but this one just missed that for me.

I was also bored at times while reading. I thought there would be more "on the edge of my seat" moments, but it lacked that in my opinion. I figured I knew what happened from the beginning because of the kind of person Alabama was, and I wasn't wrong. A little anti-climatic. Overall, I wish the characters were either truly terrible, or had at least some redeeming qualities so that we could choose to like or hate them. Most of them were just in between for me and it made the read feel a little blah. I did however want to book a trip to Iceland immediately, so there's a positive!

Thank you to NetGalley and Crooked Lane books for the arc in exchange for my honest review.