Reviews

Deepfake by Sarah Darer Littman

xbellaq's review

Honestly, it was a decent book at the beginning. I like the concept of the mysterious website that somehow knows everyone’s secrets but once it got to the middle of the book it just wasn’t entertaining anymore.

swim559's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

leilah_grace's review

challenging tense slow-paced

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

2.5

sandyrabanana's review

mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

heyitsbai's review

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

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

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

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

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

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