Great but disturbing read about the perfect Instragram clean lifestyle we seem to be in today. Several twists throughout the book, some i saw coming, some i didn't!! The 2 main characters were interesting with both good and bad/complex personalities which made you question their choices and decisions!! All in all showing the darker side of today's social media/clean living obsessed generation. I really enjoyed it. Thank you for letting me review this book through Netgalley.

I did not enjoy this book. When I read the description of this book I thought it was going to be brilliant but it let me down big time.
It felt like some of the story was missing and there were big gaps that had me thinking what the hell is going on .
Holly needed to be a much stronger character and the whole book needs to have more detail and description.

It was a good suspense book to put you on edge. From beginning to end, you try to guess it, but twists are coming at you at the same time, so it has a very good pace.
I don't want to reveal too much, but I can tell what I liked about the book.
- the dual narrative: It adds a lot of richness, perspective and interest if a story is told from multiple eyes.
- The fact that the author took a subject that's very trendy and actually touches a lot of lives. Fad dieting and social media, 'Shame On You' combines both to show how obsession can put you in a difficult and dangerous situation. I also appreciate that the writer touches to the subject of the abuse of women.
-Unexpected ending is always best when you read a suspense book :)
So, overall it was a fast, good book. I would recommend it to those who loves to read these topics with an interesting thriller story.

When a social media star had her checks cut by a man she thought was her new boyfriend two lives begin to change for ever, I was going to say change for good but i will let you decide on that one.
I loved this book it takes you in several directions and is probably going to open a few eyes to the power for good and bad of social media, there had always been a way of communicating to each other but now it's wider and quicker but do we know who they really are the true story behind the tale. A good story teller has always had a media to soon their tales wether it's at the local watering hole or the BBC, Amy Heydenrych tells hers in her books and this one is exceptional in my view, She tells a tale that had me gripped from page one as all good authors should and do. It will leave you shocked in places surprised in others and confused in a way you probably didn't expect but all as it should in this story of shame and embarrassment, fear of the future, of today and tomorrow.
I love this book even though it had my stomach turning at places when I longed for the character I'd loved and cringed with but couldn't hate. If your confused then read the book get confused even more and see how you feel on the otherside of Amys novel
I did receive a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.

A great read. Well written, fast paced, great plot. It kept me thinking right to the very end. Intriguing, well-constructed plot, setting and characters. Recommended. Five Stars. Well done

Holly is an instagram sensation. Her popularity at having forgone conventional cancer treatments to positively self-manage her cancer through diet and controversial alternative therapies knows no bounds.

Holly is social media's beloved face of clean eating and claims to have 'cured' herself of cancer through diet, exercise, the power of fruits and vegetables.

When she turns up in a fast food restaurant one night, clutching her face, some onlookers are delighted by her slip into 'normality' as they capture her image on their mobile phones.

Being photographed in a fast food restaurant is the least of Holly's worries.

Brutally attacked by a man she thought she was getting on well with, having met him earlier that day in a coffee shop, Holly is seeking help from the first place she finds open. Her attacker has long fled, his parting words sending a chill through Holly.

She knows that her attack is not the last she will see of him and she fears for her own future more than her own safety.

Because the thing is, that once you tell one little white lie online, its very easy to tell another, and another, and before you know it things spiral out of control.

Holly knows that she has been targeted because of things she has done in the past, she just doesn't know how much her attacker knows, and that is what frightens her the most.

There are some very unsavoury characters in this novel, but that only adds to the enjoyment in my opinion. The ending I think is going to be one that divides opinion, but this is a very clever and very current novel that deserves to do well.

Thank you to Netgalley and Bonnier Zaffre for an advance e-copy in exchange for an honest review.

Holly is an online ‘celebrity-blogger’ whose Celebrity Status crumbles after her face is slashed by a stranger who claimed she was a fraud.

Why was Holly slashed, and what secrets is she keeping hidden from her adoring public?

The novel starts of well with Holly meeting a handsome stranger and hitting it off with him, when suddenly he slashes her. Neither she, or we the reader, have any idea why. There are two narrators, Holly the blogger, and Tyler. Holly, cancer survivor healthy eating advocate; and Tyler who bears a grudge. Through the story, it explores the negative effects of social media, but both Holly and Tyler are very unwell people. In fact, in areas of the novel Holly is truly awful.

The plot works well and it is an enjoyable read.

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I found that this was one of those books that you read through your fingers. It is quite horrifying in parts and full of surprising twists and turns. It takes the notion of unreliable narrators to the next level and seems impossible to second guess, for me at least.

It has a very contemporary feel with the use of social media put centre stage and has some caustic observations not only about those who post on it but also those who follow. It is tightly plotted and alternates the perspectives of the two characters, Holly and Tyler. There is a slightly claustrophobic feel as Holly becomes more and more isolated and it is clear that they both have secrets hidden in their past. Taking nothing at face value is a major theme as images are manipulated and presented falsely and lies get out of hand.

In short: an unsettling thriller about obsession and false appearances.

A psychological thriller by author Amy Heydenrych that will grow on you the more pages you turn.
The story is told through the eyes of Holly and Tyler. Holly is a blogger who preaches to her followers and tells of her cure from cancer. While Tyler is an obsessive character who bears a grudge. Holly is attacked for no apparent reason by a man she has only just met. Following the attack her life is thrown out of control and she tries to understand why she was attacked.
This is a fast paced addictive thriller that will keep you reading to find out more and is well worth a read.

I would like to thank Net Galley and Bonnier Zaffre for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

Well what a cracker this one was, quite apt in the social and viral world we live in what with all the social media that’s thrust at us and how we out our lives online for all to see (and judge). How we live for likes and positive comments, how we almost want to be worshiped by followers and friends and we must have the perfect everything in order to achieve that.

So Holly loves the perfect life, perfect selfies, image, lifestyle, she eats clean, exercises everyday and says by doing this she’s cured herself of cancer. She constantly updates her pages with new smoothies and selfies and how you can too be cured through clean living.

She’s attached by a man she’s just met and from then on her life totally spirals out of control, why did he attack her, is he some strange stalker obsessed with her or is it something else?

You’ll have to read it and see......!

Seriously I can’t rate this book enough I thought it was fantastic and it took me by surprise and really made me think about how much we do lay ourselves bare for all to see, and how we do have to make ourselves perfect in order to be “liked”...

It was a gripping read very dark in places and quite chilling but a must read all the same, I bloody loved it and can’t wait for Amy to write her next one!!!!

I enjoyed this book which showed very well the effects of social media. It was a great book, a real page turner. I read it in one sitting. Highly recommended.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Amy Heydenrych for the copy of this book. I agreed to give my unbiased opinion voluntarily.

Shame On You follows a brutal attack on online clean eating blogger, Holly. Holly is living the perfect, healthy life. Of at least the life she shows online appears perfect. She is an Instagram star who ensures every photo is taken at the perfect angle with the perfect filter for the perfect amount of likes.

But Holly's online life seems to be the reason she was targeted in a real life attack.

Following Holly's life before and after the attack the picture is built up of a childhood that shapes someone to become a liar to escape the inevitable. What is the harm in one little lie? It isn't going to kill anyone is it?

A series of complex characters are woven into one another's lives and how the shape the people we become in this gripping psychological thriller. A perfect holiday read!

Holly is one of these very 2017 celebrities: famous on Instagram, posting daily photos of her yoga poses and green kale flax seed smoothies, curing her cancer through vegan food and natural remedies. She is attacked by a mysterious stranger who slashes at her face, telling her she's a fraud. Chapters are told both from Holly's perspective, and from that of her attacker, Jack/Tyler. It was a conflicting read - I had very little sympathy with Holly and could understand where Jack/Tyler's rage came from, but equally he was also kind of a sociopath. The book trailed off a little in the midsection with a strangely short trip to some kind of celebrity retreat. Clearly inspired by the case of Belle Gibson, this is a book which attacks the nature of internet celebrities and alternative medicine without ever quite deciding what it wants to be, uncomfortably situated between contemporary women's fiction and thriller.

An interesting take on the dark side of social media. Neither of the main characters are likeable in any way yet the plot works well

I would like to thank Netgalley and Bonnie Zaffre for allowing me to read this novel by in Amy Heydenrych in return for my honest review..

This is the first book I have read by this author and I really enjoyed it.

Holly and Tyler are the two central characters, who both have skeletons in the closet. Holly is attacked by a man who picked her up in a coffee shop and her whole world of social media fame crumbles around her. Tyler tries to take her down but his reasoning is false and as the story develops there appears no clear cut right and wrong.
Who does not exaggerate or misrepresent their profile online? How does anyone become famous today.?
I found my sympathies were with Holly even though she had misled the public and her abusive background had led her to this stage.

I love strange and different endings but this one didn't sit right with me, but it would not be a complaint. Enjoy.

Recommended.

Fast paced with lots of twists. Kept me up all night!
I look forward to reading more from this author in the future.