Wow. I mean…wow. I tend to stay away from thriller/psychological thriller books because I tend to worry over the content and how it could happen to me. But, I am a sucker for stories about influencers. I don’t know why, but I like to see how the other half live. While I love my blog and my bookstagram, I went into reading People Like Her thinking I had nothing to worry about since I have so few followers.

Emmy is a famous Instagram mom from London. You know the one – documents every picture perfect moment in her life and gets a boatload of free swag and endorsements from it? The ones designed to make you feel like you’re not living your life like you should. Her husband, Dan, is a writer who is struggling to write his second novel. Together, their lives look oh so perfect on the ‘gram. But like the copy states “followed by millions – watched by one.”

As we get to know Emmy and her family, we see how her family really is, and how the world of being insta-famous can really be. How much time and effort go into planning that picture perfect moment. And we are talking months, not days. As I read through this, I kept thinking “well…maybe that’s why I don’t have many followers” since I plan my posts on the fly.

The chapters are narrated by both Dan and Emmy, and flip back and forth. A third unknown character’s POV pops in from time to time, and we get to know this character more and more as the book goes on. This third person is watching Emmy, but not just on Instagram. I am a reader who is good with multiple POV’s, and I felt like this really worked to tell this story.

Let’s be honest – this book had me hooked from page 1. I could not stop turning the pages any faster than I did. As I got closer to the end, the book legit scared me. We are talking Verity or The Ghost Writer level of scaring me. It was very late at night, and I put the book down and said “I will read the last 35 pages in the morning, when it is very very bright outside.” That didn’t last long. Both of my kids must have sensed my fear, and they both woke up and crawled into bed with me. I found myself crawling out of my bed, going to my daughters room and reading the rest of the book at 3:30 am while clutching my daughter’s blanket. And I finished it. And I loved it.

I loved seeing the lengths someone would go to make a living off of social media, and comparing it to my life. I loved seeing not only the horrible side of social media (stalkers?!), but also the side of social media where people come together to help out. You’ll understand that piece when you read it.

This book is out now! I received it late last year with my Book of the Month subscription box. I highly recommend this one!

Will you be giving this one a try? How do you feel about being an influencer? Is it something you would want to be? Let me know in the comments below!