Reviews

Deepfake by Sarah Darer Littman

sandyrabanana's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

heyitsbai's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

jnmatousek's review against another edition

2.0

While there wasn't much action (I mean, how much action can there be when you're trying to figure out who made a video accusing you of cheating?), I couldn't wait to find out who made the deepfake or who was running Rumor Has It. I appreciated the twists, but overall, it was underwhelming. Also not super relatable, since it's rare that students go to a school where every single student is waiting to hear back about their Ivy League applications.

hollyv1's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Was sad to read in the beginning but liked how face paced it was and loved the pet about how they met in the summer it was super cute 

erincharp's review against another edition

3.0

Oh gosh, I love the college cheating scandal books because they have no basis in reality and are also so amusing.

twiinklex's review against another edition

2.0

There's nothing thrilling about this YA thriller. The characters were flat and blurred together. The dialogue sounded forced and unrealistic. The storyline was predictable and bland.

Spoiler

I don't get why everyone in the book gave MJ a free pass for creating the stupid video in the first place?? She's just as much to blame as the gossip site, if not more. Also, she was so obvious and annoying.

The only thing I found remotely interesting was how the book discusses technology being a double-edged sword but that's about it.

wurlycurlygirly's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

tamutheshamu's review against another edition

um. long story short, this book kinda infuriated me with how shallow some of the plot points were, and honestly, littman could’ve shortened the book down to the first and last part (the “now” sections) and it probably would’ve worked better as a short story. the twist about who the deepfaker was is just too predictable, and i really couldn’t care less about who ended up being the face behind “rumor has it.”

characters were boring, couldn’t find myself caring about them, which is really unfortunate because the book had potential with the premise — artificial intelligence & deep learning technology is super interesting, but it just felt like it was kinda thrown in to make the story more spicy?? i definitely feel like this idea had potential; the execution was just greatly flawed.

idk, just disappointed.

laurarosenbalm's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

bexxa123's review against another edition

3.0

It was okay, but I knew from the beginning that it was MJ, but for different reasons. I thought that she did it because she liked Will and wanted to tank their relationship, but either way, who made it was still easy to figure out within the first chunk of the book.