This is my first read by the author. I plan on reading more! I enjoyed this alot. I love thrillers involving influencers!

Ten influencers flock to a remote Caribbean island for a new reality show, switching off their phones for a whole three weeks of sun and relaxation. Within hours, they start dying. Someone knows all their dirty secrets and thinks they deserve to be canceled in the most final sense. It’s difficult to tell all the beautiful young people apart until enough of them get murdered to thin the herd. Mostly just fast-paced, trashy fun, but it makes some valid points about celebrity culture, toxic positivity, body image, the patriarchy, and more.

This book was such a fun and wild ride! I was initially drawn to this book because I loved the idea of a thriller involving a bunch of influencers going on a reality TV show. I didn't realize when picking this book up that it was technically YA (which I don't read a ton of), but I ended up LOVING this book.

In my opinion, this book delivered on exactly what was promised in the description. If you are a fan of reality TV, thrillers, and influencer scandals, you will absolutely enjoy this book! I also loved that every chapter felt like it ended on a cliffhanger--I couldn't put this book down. Additionally, I appreciated the structure and style of this book in which each chapter was from a different perspective of one of the influencers. This made for great character building and kept me very engaged in the story the entire time.

Although this is Olivia Worley's debut novel, I will absolutely be checking out any of her future releases! If you are looking for the perfect summer thriller-look no further. This is it.

Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for providing an e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Sadly, this was a DNF for me. I really was hooked by the plot and description of this one, but as I got about 100 pages in, I just found myself really unattached and uninterested in the characters. I think the multiple POVs was a lot for this one because there are so many and they change so rapidly, that it was hard to really flesh out any of the characters.

I can still see how this would be enjoyable for many, especially young adults who love their social media and are up on all the lingo and trends this author includes!

Glad to see that so many people still enjoyed this one, just was not for me!!

This one just really wasn’t for me. There wasn’t a single character I was able to root for, nothing likable about any of them, imo.
I was definitely hoping for more down-to-earth influencers, at least one person who had thief head on straight.
Kind of wish that the description had been a bit more accurate. If it had been, I wouldn’t have requested this ARC, and it could have gone to someone who would have enjoyed it more.
Even so, thanks to the author and Net Galley for the opportunity to review People To Follow. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.

Didn't like any of the characters personally. Good story and fun quick read. Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book

Thank you @NetGalley and the author for allowing me to read this book in exchange for a honest review.

I give this book a 4 star. This book is YA thriller/Murder Mystery.

It was a fun read the ending had me shocked. I liked the character POV’s but at the beginning they were confusing because there was so many characters. The story is about social media influencers who get invited to an island to get away from the online world. Basically to unplug from society.

But things take a wild turn and everyone starts questioning everyone. And what secrets they are hiding.

There were parts that were slightly repetitive. But over all I was on the edge of my seat guessing how it would all play out.

The plot of this book is so unique! These teen influencers are stranded on an island for a reality show for three weeks. There is nothing worse than not being able to connect with your fans, right? Wrong! Dead bodies popping up everywhere is definitely worse.

Although this is a YA book, I thoroughly enjoyed the plot, character development, and story line. Worth a read for sure!

I really enjoyed this book! The characters were well developed and the story was engaging. I recommend that others try this book as well. Well done!

This book was fun! I enjoy books with deserted island plots, people stuck together who might not necessarily get along, and, books with influencers is something new I've been enjoying. This is a young adult thriller, and it was enjoyable. 10 influencers who have somewhat of a past are brought to a deserted island under the guise of filming a reality television show together. No phones or social media for three weeks, which means no communication to the outside world. Immediately things start being shady, and the group of young adults on the island have to quickly figure out what is going on, before they're "cancelled" as well. There's a bit of a "Big Brother" feel to it, as cameras are everywhere and can see everything they are doing.
I liked the plot! It was easy to read and the characters different perspectives were easy to follow. I would definitely recommend! Thank you to NetGalley for the arc in exchange for my honest review!

A solid 3 star mystery. Basic plot with some basic characters who don’t really have any depth. It was a fun read but not anything to write home about .

. At the beginning of the story there was quite a few characters. I wasn’t sure if I would be able to remember who was who. After a while it really wasn’t a problem anymore. Loved the idea that these influencers were “stranded” on a remote island. Then one by one someone was getting murdered. Who’s behind it? Why are they killing them? A good who done it mystery. The plot thickens at the end. Never guessed the outcome! Enjoyable read.

This book is a YA thriller, and while I’m long past YA, I still enjoy reading the genre. This book was a fairly simple, but interesting. read. A group of young adults on an island, some start dying, and they rush around figuring out who is to blame. It actually reminds me a lot of the Christopher Pike books I enjoyed when I was younger. And I mean that in the best way possible!!

There were some twists, and I wanted to finish it to learn everyone’s secret(s). I didn’t love the rationale behind the villain’s anger towards one of the characters , but otherwise, everything else was believable (to a point - I mean - it’s a YA thriller - we’re going to have fun!).

It was a quick book to read, the action starting right away. The idea of the characters being different types of influencers was fun. My main issue was that the story was told from the point of view of 4 different people. So each chapter was a different narrator. I found it to be a bit much - at times flipping back to the chapter heading to remind myself whose POV it was. I usually listen to audiobooks, and unless each character had a unique narrator, I know I would struggle with it.

I rate it 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4. Thank you to NetGalley for providing me an ebook copy of People to Follow which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

This book takes a microscope to the lifestyle of media influncers. This group of creators has so much more to hide than you could expect. This made for a thrilling YA read that touches on very important topics. A great debut novel for Olivia Worley.

Ten young influencers. A reality show on a remote island. Stranded with no cell reception or way to communicate with the outside world. They all have something to hide. And then the dead bodies start piling up.

Olivia Worley’s debut novel is sharp, observant, and pulse-pounding. It’s a searing commentary on the dark side of social media and the ugliness that lurks beneath the shiny façade shown to followers. The setting is tense and atmospheric, with the influencers being trapped 15 miles from civilization and facing down a severe thunderstorm. As the characters’ secrets are revealed, each darker than the next, someone is picking them off one by one. Is it their mysterious Sponsor watching via the cameras all over the house, or is the killer in their midst? This story is twisty, turny, and I couldn’t put it down as the shocking revelations kept coming!

Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press, Wednesday Books for providing me an advance copy of this book.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance readers edition of this title. My reviews contain no spoilers and are freely given.
A group of social media influencers (all with secrets) are invited to do a reality show called IRL. They will be cut off from the internet and spend 3 weeks on a secluded island. Once there, they soon realize that this show is deadly and being voted off and cancelled = death.
I enjoyed the book. The characters ring true, mainly a bit self absorbed and concerned with their image. It certainly demonstrates that the influencers that people admire are not exactly what they appear to be on your screens. Everyone has secrets….

This is a perfect book to read by the pool! It's a fun, easy and suspenseful story and I really enjoyed it.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the eARC!

As most of you may know, I almost never read Young Adult books - because I’m far from a young adult! This one sounded good though, so I gave it a chance, and I’m glad I did; it was better than most YA novels.

There is a new reality show called “IRL” where ten influencers, including three from a collaborative group called “The Bounce House”, will be on a private island with no phones or media of any kind. They will be taped being real people, asked a series of questions, and the losers get #cancelled. Our cast of characters are:

Kira - the health/fitness influencer who was on a reality show called “Dance It Out” with another character,

McKayleigh - the Bounce House influencer with a new clothing line

Elody - the model influencer who calls everyone “babe” and who like, literally says “like” and “literally” in every sentence

Max - A documentarian influencer who is filming the show from the inside while being filmed by the outside

Logan - A now struggling influencer after recently being kicked out of The Bounce House

Cole - An influencer cancelled for rude pranks, now trying to redeem himself

Corrine - the live-streaming Twitch gamer influencer

Zane - a vegan/yoga influencer from The Bounce House

Aaron - a failed actor whose follower base is falling as fast as his hairline is receding, and…

Graham - a Bounce House member having hard time making a promised album

Then, it’s a classic locked-room mystery as one by one, they start dying. It’s clear nobody is coming to help them, despite cameras being all over the house and messages from the Sponsor still coming in. They have no way to escape the island, and most have reason to want to kill.

This was far-fetched and overly-dramatic, but that’s YA - if you like that genre, you might give this five stars. I’m going with 3.5, rounded up for being a debut that’s better than most YA books I’ve stumbled upon!

(Thank you to Wednesday Books, Olivia Worley, and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my review. This book is slated to be released on October 31, 2023.)

3.5 stars.

I liked the concept of this book: social media influencers on an island where things start to go very wrong ala "and then there were none." Maybe it's because I just read "She Started It" which was a very similar concept but I didn't find this super groundbreaking.

I read it fast, enjoyed the multiple perspectives (though found it hard to follow often, and had to flip back to see whose POV we were in).

It's a good YA thriller that really shines a light on how messed up the influencer industry can be and the pressures it puts on the people involved. I guessed about 80% of it, but still had some good surprises.

What lengths would an influencer go to in order not to be cancelled? In this thriller, ten influencers are invited to a remote island to participate in a reality show. While some are excited to participate int he show, others are questioning what drew them to the island in the first place. When the influencers are left alone with mounted cameras rolling, and someone dies, the reality show gets real. Can the influencers determine which one of them has sinister motives before they are all "canceled?"

I really enjoyed how the author wrote each chapter from a different influencers point of view. That said, it also sometimes made it difficult to remember who was narrating because all of the influencers were young and had a very similar voice. I also enjoyed how the author slowly revealed secrets about each of the influencers. All people are made up of light and dark parts, and the way the author made this relatable was great. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys thrillers and pop culture, but just be aware of the "gen z speak" throughout the book.