This book was a little too drawn out for me. I think this book was a little too YA for me. I personally couldn’t connect with any characters.

This book is officially my last try in the influencers are stuck on a dangerous island/place genre. Either this book is awesome, orrrr I’m giving up….. I have high hopes that I’ll love it! Or I’ll just know that concept isn’t for me 🤷‍♀️

Edit, review: So I think I’ve officially decided this concept just isn’t for me. I want to love it bc conceptually I find it so interesting- but actually 4x trying it? Maybe it’s me!

I would've loved this book when I was younger -- the "locked room"-style mystery, messy and toxic characters, multiple POVs, and over the top antics would've checked every box for me. Being a bit outside of the target demographic and a lifelong thriller reader, I still appreciated the popcorn thriller vibes and reality tv type of escapism that the story provided.

I felt like the premise of this was so good. But the execution was what lacked for me. While multiple POV is one of my top tier reads, this one just had way too man characters to keep track of where I was constantly going back to see who exactly I was reading. It was definitely a really nice YA thriller that still had those elements of surprise.

Honestly, this was so identical to Never Coming Home that I thought it was the same book rereleased with a new title at first. Unfortunately, it had the same drawbacks of that one too — too many POVs, characters you don’t care about, and a plot that drags.

A reality show where the top influencers must disconnect from social media for three weeks. Everyone has their perfectly curated lives, but they also have secrets that they can't have getting out. A mysterious Sponsor is threatening to expose them all, and with the body count rising, they're running out of time to save themselves.

I truly think this is more so that I'm not the right audience for the book. While I do love some YA books (especially horror and thrillers) not all of them are a hit. While this wasn't my favorite, I did read this in one sitting. A solid YA popcorn thriller

Wow, I didn’t put this one down! It was so suspenseful and well written. I was so shocked by the ending and couldn’t believe who the sponsor was. This was a stunning debut novel!

A remote Caribbean island 10 influencers secrets and drama and a dead body I'm intrigued! I loved the concept of influencers having to not always be on unplugging from social content. Overall a good story it did feel a bit longer than it needed to be for me personally. Overall solid story good execution by the author.

This was a twisty, turner thrilled filled with unlikeable characters. If you have a fascination with influencer culture and you like thrillers this one is for you. While this wasn’t my favorite thriller it was a fun time.

YA thriller about influencers stuck on an island together afraid of being “#canceled”. While I did find this story enjoyable it was told in multiple POV which was slightly confusing in the beginning with so many characters. However, once I figured out who was who I had no trouble. If you mix reality tv with murder… this is exactly what the book reminded me of. I had no idea who the killer was until it was literally spelled out for me.

Thanks to NetGalley& St Martins Press for an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was tagged as YA mystery and while the characters were teens, otherwise it didn't read super young to me. As an adult I enjoyed it just as much as any teenager could. Perhaps some of the 'influencer speak' and other parts of that would could go over the heads of some adults and that could be why it is marketed that way.

But as a story, I really enjoyed. It kept me engaged and entertained and also kept me guessing. It was like an updated version of "And Then There Were None" for the social media saavy. It was a fun twist, having all the different types of influencers and seeing how the reveal all came together at the end.

This is a pretty typical YA thriller. It's a quick, entertaining read, but it's nothing revolutionary. I think teens would love this, though.

just a middle of the road ya/mystery for me! found this one was lacking some character development and found them pretty annoying.

This one just wasn't for me and I think that's just because it's too YA. The way the teens talk is really cringy and superficial and I just couldn't get into it. DNF

This was an twisty YA thriller/mystery, with an interesting ending.

I received an e-ARC from the publisher.

I didn’t realize this was YA when I picked it up, but my views have changed slightly now that I’ve clarified that. Knowing that now, I think this would definitely be an entertaining read for the teen crowd and fans of the YA thriller reads. A balance of social commentary, just right scary and reality show level “reality” in storyline. The story definitely kept me guessing right up to the end with some clever twists I didn’t see coming. Also provided some good behind the scenes views of the dark side of social media and internet fame without being too in your face about it. Definitely worth the read.

This wasn’t the best book I’ve ever read, but definitely was not the worst. I think it was a little too YA for my taste. 10 influencers trapped on an island and have to leave behind their technology. It was interesting that their deepest darkest secrets were being revealed, but the character development was a bit lacking. It was hard to connect.

This story was one that pulled you in from the beginning and was full of suspense and it really kept me thinking until the end.

This is a story to read if you are looking for suspense and so much guessing

A YA Influencer twist on the trapped murder trope. 10 Influencers stuck on an island.
I love this trope - and loved this concept. Yet the book fell flat for me. A decent debut but these characters were challenging for me.

First of all…this cover is GORGEOUS! It is absolutely what drew me in. Unfortunately, that is where the love ended. This one was just not for me. I hated all of the characters and quite frankly just did not care what happened to them.