Reviews with content warning for Stalking - People Like Her

I quite enjoyed reading this book, despite finding its characters insufferable. The story gives a look into influencer culture and why social media looks (and feels) so authentic at times while - at the same time - creating a toxic dependency. The book is a bit like Big Little Lies.

Bonus: it's set in the UK. So you may find yourself looking up terms mid-read. I discovered patients given "squash" in an emergency room are, in fact, not being handed a veggie to munch on, haha.

Content Warnings

nahal3's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Content Warnings

hollymileham's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

no spoilers bc abi hasnt read this yet & its hers
but very impressed with this story
and also very creeped out

Content Warnings

bugaboobear's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

Absolutely fantastic mystery. I loved the complex characters and the multiple POV's were perfect for showing how we bullshit and rationalize to ourselves.

This is very much a book for people who enjoy morally grey characters. If your main character has to be a good guy for you to enjoy it, give it a pass.

I also really loved seeing the complex workings of what running an Instagram account for a living is actually like. It seemed very realistic to me and I found it super interesting.

It had a fantastic ending but the last couple pages watered it down a bit in my opinion. I also thought that one particular scene went on excessively long.

The scene in which the baby is found dead was really drawn out.

Overall, a fantastic book and I can't wait to pick up the next one!

Content Warnings

syddey_syd's review against another edition

Go to review page

mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Wow! That was a RIDE.

I give props to the authors for their handling of this topic. They were able to take something that (to me) seems so black and white—should we have influencer parents/families on the internet—and make it feel grey and murky. Even the mother herself, Emmy, seemed almost justified in her actions when you were reading from her POV. This made me think about the ethics and culture of influencing in a much deeper way than before.

I also must say that the ending surprised me. I won’t give any spoilers, but I thought it was a fascinating way to wrap up the story.

If you’re looking for something thought-provoking, relevant to our day, and fast-paced, this is the book for you.

Content Warnings

stephaniezd's review against another edition

Go to review page

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I enjoy a good, tense, thriller. This wasn't exactly that. There was a lot of fluff in the middle and then all of a sudden at then end we had a thriller. I did enjoy

that Jill was still lurking in the dark

Content Warnings

mysterymom40's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Content Warnings

kitaface's review against another edition

Go to review page

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

This book was interesting but slow for the first 80ish% then goes insane in the last chapter and confusingly long epilogue. The CW for this book are very serious, make sure to check them!

Content Warnings

More...