A review by littlesparrowreads
The Shelf by Helly Acton

5.0

Helly Acton has landed a brilliantly contemporary, entertaining, and character-led novel that delivers sharp, punchy blows to the misogynistic lens of reality television. I wouldn't have thought that a fictional reality TV show could make for such a addictive read, but OH MAN was I reading this with the same level of compulsion as I did when watching Love Island in the times before That Virus came and put a stop to it. The difference here is that women's voices are placed in central focus and smash their way into through the reality TV medium with empowerment and self-reliance as the driving force of change within each character.
The last few chapters were so uplifting that I finished this book with a huge grin on my face. I LOVED The Shelf!