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The Influencers
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A social media influencer's empire is burned to the ground--literally. The top suspects? The five daughters who made her famous.
"A witty and razor-sharp whodunit that will leave you both satisfied and challenged . . . A gorgeous, gloriously scathing story."--Ashley Herring Blake, author of Iris Kelly Doesn't Date
What do you really know about the people you've made famous?
"Mother May I" Iverson has spent the past twenty-five years building a massively successful influencer empire with endearing videos featuring her five mixed-race daughters. But the girls are all grown up now, and the ramifications of having their entire childhoods commodified start to spill over into public view, especially in light of the pivotal question: Who killed May's newlywed husband and then torched her mansion to cover it up?
April is a businesswoman feuding with her mother over intellectual property; twins June and July are influencers themselves, threatening to overtake May's spotlight; January is a theater tech who steers clear of her mother and the limelight; and the youngest . . . well, March has somehow completely disappeared. As the days pass post-murder, everyone has an opinion--the sisters, May, a mysterious "friend of the family," and the collective voice of the online audience watching the family's every move--with suspicion flying every direction.
A campy and escapist exploration of race, gender, sexuality, and class, The Influencers is an evisceration of influencer culture and how alienating traditional expectations can be, ripe for the current moment when the first generation of children made famous by their parents are, now, all grown up--and looking for retribution.
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Book Details
ISBN:
9780593729175
EAN:
9780593729175
Binding:
Hardcover
Pages:
448
Authors:
Anna-Marie McLemore
Publisher:
Dial Press
Published Date: 2025-15-04
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This was such a fascinating look at an influencer empire and the crafted narratives of social media. I loved that so much of the book was narrated by unreliable social media followers and how it captured the warped truth of today’s media landscape. It’s a lot of escapist fun, but also manages to dissect sister dynamics, class, race, privacy, gender, etc. A good summer read!
I enjoyed this book, and you should read it. However, be aware that the Audible version has a glitch. I have to redownload it every time I open the app. Customer service, when troubleshooting with me, wanted me to uninstall my audible app then redownload it before they would escalate this to technical support. I'm not doing that. I'd have to redownload every single book. So the glitch will always be there I suppose, haha. Get the book from somewhere else and read it, it's good!
This book was so disappointing.I requested this from NetGalley based on the premise because I thought it would be an interesting and well put together mystery.This story turned out to me so dramatically underwhelming. I literally had to force myself to finish it.Again; reading is subjective so if you want to read this by all means enjoy but for me I really don’t like a lot of nagging, dramatic stories with family drama. This felt like a reality show in the worst way.Once I realized it was a YA Novel it clicked. I am not a heavy YA reader so I think that could have added to the disappointment as well.
This was a sharp, timely “whodunnit” that goes beyond the mystery of who killed August. At its core, it’s a cautionary tale about the cost of fame—especially for those raised in the spotlight and those watching from the sidelines.The pacing kept me hooked, with short chapters and rotating POVs that pulled me deeper into the drama. The characters were intentionally vapid, which perfectly suited the satirical, gossip-fueled tone. While the ending was a bit predictable, the commentary on influencer culture made it a compelling read.
This was pretty interesting. Although I use social media, I do not know anything about the behind the scenes. May, the mother who built their influencer empire, and her daughters are suspects in the killing of May’s husband. I am sure that May’s success was partly on the backs of her children and who know what damage this did to them.I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
