Influencer | 
One of my reading quirks is that if I read a terrible book, I must immediately follow up with a better book on the same sub-genre. Last night I finished Serafini's “Feeders“, a novel filled with unlikeable characters, heavy reliance on slang & in need of editing. I'll admit that the ending was a bit bonkers, but 400 pages of Main Character Energy from all of the characters gets tiring. It ended up as one of my lowest rated books this (CONT)
vivastory year. Today, I decided to read another social media horror novel, by a trusted author and I'm so glad that I did! Cesare's Influencer was an audible original, & is now released in paperback (I recall hearing an interview with Cesare that this was a condition of him agreeing to an audible to begin with). It tells of manipulative Aaron Fortin who moves to Long Island the spring of his senior year. In alternating chapters we also hear from (CONT) 2mo
vivastory introspective Crystal as Aaron inserts himself into her friend group. I loved a couple of these characters so much that I was anxious for them while trying to take a nap this afternoon lolol I've read a few Cesare books and this is definitely a favorite. I will say that in Cesare's book, the social media & influencer culture while important plot points, also feel secondary to character development & plot. (edited) 2mo
KT1432 Sounds interesting! 2mo
vivastory @KT1432 I found it very compelling! 2mo
