This cover is GORGEOUS and honestly what attracted me at first to this book and then I read the description and was excited to dive in!

I couldn’t put this down, but overall, the secluded island and influencer trope in this story wasn’t for me.

As I’m nearing 30, I’d say this book threw me off with some of the language or “lingo” used and is definitley geared more towards teens and early 20’s.

I think I shouldn’t have requested this. When I read thrillers, I prefer those in the adult category.

This reads very young. And as someone who doesn’t even use TikTok, it made me feel old AF.

Overall, it’s not a bad story. It’s just definitely for a different audience.

What a fun ride this one was. There were a lot of characters that made it a bit difficult to keep track of but once you got to know them, the twists and turns were so fun. There were so many layers to this story and connections that had me guessing until the end. Highly recommend this one for a fun murder mystery with major social media/influencers themes!

This is a good YA thriller that I read in one day. While I didn't absolutely love it I did end up reading it in one sitting and enjoying it. I recommend it for fans of YA novels.

Ten popular influences are invited to participate in a three week taping of a new show called "In Real Life". None of the guests know who's coming (which makes the opening chapters very entertaining), and everyone is curious about what will happen while filming on a remote island without devices or technology. Then, of course, something goes wrong, and they find one of the influencers has died. Was it an accident? Is it a killer? If so, who's next?

And you just dive right in.

There was a lot of variation with the characters in this story, which I enjoyed. I am not personally into the influencer life (chalk that up to my Gen X age), but I could comfortably read about each cast mate as we wheeled through all of their stories trying to figure out who is leading all of this.

Think "Clue" meets "And Then There Were None" and you have our new book. It gave off the total mystery/ thriller vibes but had that YA silliness attached (though I'm not COMPLETELY convinced silliness is the right word... maybe lack of seriousness is better? Once again, I'll attribute this to my "lack of youth"). It was a good balance and made the book fun to read overall. For anyone looking for a good, easy to read, fun "whodunit", this is a solid candidate. 3.5 stars

Thank you to NetGalley for my ARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

The premise of this book was so unique from the thrillers I usually read. The POV switches between characters, but the characters were well developed, so I never forgot the POV I was reading in each chapter. The plot kept me guessing and the ending lived up to my expectations. I look forward to reading more from this author!

This book brought me out of a little reading slump I was in. I devoured it in basically one sitting. The concept is 10 influences all brought to an island to film a reality show with no technology of their own. The drama lies in the connections between the characters and the secrets they are all hiding. The book had lots of twists and turns and kept me guessing the entire time. I wanted to know more and more about the characters. The entire book I was trying to see if I could guess who was connected to who and why they were selected to be on the show.

I enjoyed the commentary on social media & influences. All the characters reflected the different stereotypes of influencers and it made you think about the content you are consuming and the people behind it.

A couple things I didn't love: It was tough to keep track of all the characters and 10 POVs is a lot to follow. The concept is great and I thoroughly enjoyed it but ultimately it's far fetched. It would never have been allowed to go on if this was real.

I gave this 3.5 rounded up to 4 stars.

Special thanks to NetGalley, St. Martins & Olivia Worley for this ARC. Book will be released October 31, 2023!

In this day of influencing being an actual thing it was interesting to see who and what makes them want to possibly off one another. I was like a modern day And Then There Were None and I thought I knew who was the bad guy but I had no clue. Enjoy the ride.

I wanted to love this one but I just could not get fully engrossed in the story. I think because I am not the correct audience. This should be geared toward YA.

I found the characters somewhat insufferable and annoying (but again, I am the wrong audience).

I think this will resonate very well with a YA audience.

Rating 3.5

I found this story on NetGalley and fell in love with the cover (I'm a sucker for an eye-catching cover) so I was excited when I was able to get my hands on a Advanced Readers Copy [ARC]. This story is a great YA thriller, although it's got some crazy topics and covers some deep issues, and really is a good way for someone to try out an easy thriller. I will emphasize that this may not be a book for the general thriller enthusiast but as a YA thriller story it was great. Fair warning though, the lingo can throw you for a loop if you aren't use to Gen Z vocabulary and phraseology at times!

Influencers need a chance to unplug and check out and ground themselves back to reality. And that's what these 10 young influencers thought they were signing up for - a reality show on a remote island with no contact to the outside world - what could possible go wrong? IRL (In Real Life) is sponsoring these young influencers and putting them up in a house with cameras everywhere and a communicating watch / tool (very Big Brother meets Love Island type of vibes). But these kids couldn't even last one ight until all hell breaks loose.

Is everyone who they say they are? What secrets are they hiding? What is going to happen when after their first night on the island they find a dead body? What do you do when the secrets your holding threaten to ruin your life? Can these influencers avoid being #Cancelled or will the truth come out? When one dead body becomes two in a matter of hours, these teens learn that they have to navigate their remote island, try to save their careers, and try to stay alive all while their every move is being recorded and no help is coming to save them.

Worley did a wonderful job of transporting her readers to the island and I could truly picture the IRL 'set' in my mind as I read the story. With 10 main characters and several POVs, I will admit that it took me a little while to figure out the who's who of the story and it was tricky to keep all the characters aligned... especially because they all have their issues. TWs are definitely present in this story too so check those out too - there's some exploration of trauma as part of their secrets!

Thanks to NetGalley and Olivia Worley who, in collaboration with St. Martin's Press, who provided me a copy so that I could provide an honest review prior to publish date!

Now THIS is a novel. This Olivia's debut novel and is a YA thriller about a reality show featuring ten influencers on a private island. On this island, they are completely cut off from their followers and their phones, and the DRAMA is next-level. I should add that all ten have HISTORY with each other, so...you know how that ends, well usually. Except, in this case they start dying...one by one.

Really loved this novel and I would've eaten this up as a teen too. If you liked One of Us is Lying, you'll love this one too.

Solid YA thriller about a reality show featuring 10 influencers on a private island, completely cut off from their followers and their phones. They have history with one another and there’s drama galore - seemingly innocent until they start dying. One by one…and the sponsor of the show seems to have an axe to grind and secrets to spill. Who will survive?

I absolutely LOVED this book! This is the perfect read for anyone who loves thrillers, mysteries, and love pop culture drama. The writing was so well done and the characters were really detailed and easy to get to know. The whole time the mystery was really hard to solve in my opinion (which was a bonus for me!) It was fun trying to guess who was behind the whole reality TV show and why.

For Olivia's debut novel, this was such a strong and compelling story. It was very modern with the social media and cancelling influencers topic, but it stayed true to what makes a thriller book so successful in it's storytelling. It was clever and creepy - yet incorporated real life issues.

If you're a fan of One of Us Is Lying - you're going to want to be sure to pick this book up! You won't be able to put it down once you start and you'll find yourself constantly wondering who is behind everything.

I was in the mood for a ya slasher and while this isn’t a slasher it’s a solid teen thriller! Also don’t you love a dark book with a bright colorful happy cover?

A group of young influencers get invited to a private island for a reality show about 3 weeks IRL aka living with no technology. Once there things are immediately sus and it only goes downhill from there. In an And Then There Were None type plot they try to figure out whose killing folks and how to get off the island.

We get 4 POVs, and it gives us a fairly rounded view of the group. I def had my favorites at the start and some stayed faves, while others def didn’t. Will say my least fave stayed my least fave lol.

For a thriller the way the ending played out was genuinely surprising. Some twists were orally unexpected and others weren’t so much but overall it was a solid ending, we even get to long “villain monologues” one serving as a bit of an epilogue that just made me shake my head at how delusional the character was (but both entertaining)

Highly recommend if you like secluded island thrillers, commentary on social media, and/or Glass Onion (it has a ya glass onion vibe for sure)

This book's only redeeming quality is the mystery aspect. The writing is extremely juvenile and the constant references to social media, especially TikTok, gets tiring quickly.

My biggest issue with the book was that no character seemed to be very nice or relatable, they all seem to be bad people, which makes it very difficult to root for them as a reader.

A cute story, that could have been executed better.

Probably should only be geared towards preteens/teens as it is too simple for an adult audience.

Ten teen social media influencers travel to a remote island to star in a reality show. Shortly after their arrival one of them is found dead. With no phones as part of their contract to star in the show they have no way to reach the outside world for help. When they start receiving messages from a mysterious sponsor they realize that all their dark secrets may start to become exposed and more and more of them are the target of being "cancelled".

This is a young adult read and therefore the language may be appropriate for that age group, but I just couldn't hear the word "babe" one more time. The cast of ten characters was hard to keep track of and I found myself going back to the beginning of the chapter more than once to see which POV I was reading. I tend to like books with fewer characters and maximum of three point of views. As the cast dwindled it got easier to follow, but was still a bit confusing.

Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press, Wednesday Books for a digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This was a wild ride! I really enjoyed the premise, and I also really liked trying to figure out the ending along the way. I didn’t see the twist coming, but you could have, which I love in a twist. Overall, I really enjoyed this one!

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A must read for anyone who loves to love a good "trashy" novel of sorts, but with twists and turns. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an E-Arc copy of this novel.

Thrilling and captivating with so many twists and turns that I didn't want to stop reading! I enjoyed how the mystery slowly unfolded. There was never a lull in this book where something wasn't gripping me with suspense or interest. I liked the premise of the book regarding "influencers" and the takes on what it means to be "canceled," because most of these kids would not have faced harsh consequences in their real lives, which is mentioned. Some heavy topics are brought up, and handled decently. The ending truly surprised me.

Gripes: I wish there weren't so many POVs because it got confusing at times. If you aren't a fan of internet lingo or pop culture references, this is not the book for you.

I would recommend this book to upper YA and NA readers. Thank you to NetGalley for the free eARC.

Thank you, Netgalley for the ARC! This was a great read, and I found myself changing my weekend plans so I could binge this book in one day. Recommend that everyone adds this to their TBR pile as soon as it’s out!